Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
महापस्मारसंक्रांतं यथैवाप्रियवादिनम् । विधूय सकलान्देवान्क्षणमात्रेण तारकः
mahāpasmārasaṃkrāṃtaṃ yathaivāpriyavādinam | vidhūya sakalāndevānkṣaṇamātreṇa tārakaḥ
Comme celui qu’un grand accès de convulsions saisit secoue et repousse l’orateur importun, ainsi Tāraka, en un seul instant, ébranla et dispersa tous les dieux.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages
Scene: Tāraka, like a violent seizure, flings away the assembled devas in an instant; gods tumble and scatter across the battlefield, banners torn, chariots displaced, clouds of dust rising.
FAQs
Unchecked arrogance can fling aside even venerable powers; therefore dharma requires a higher restoring force—Skanda’s advent—to reestablish order.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it remains within the cosmic battle narration.
None.