Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 110
आसुरीं योनिमासाद्य वृत्रोनाम्नाऽभवत्तदा । तपसा परमेणैव त्वष्ट्रा संयोजितः क्रमात्
āsurīṃ yonimāsādya vṛtronāmnā'bhavattadā | tapasā parameṇaiva tvaṣṭrā saṃyojitaḥ kramāt
Entré dans une matrice asurique, il fut alors connu sous le nom de Vṛtra. Par la puissance de l’austérité suprême, Tvaṣṭṛ, en son temps, façonna peu à peu sa forme.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāranātha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dark, powerful asuric birth scene: the reborn being named Vṛtra emerges; nearby, the divine artisan Tvaṣṭṛ performs a formative rite, shaping the body through tapas and mantra-like craft.
FAQs
Tapas is portrayed as a potent force that can shape destiny and even bring formidable beings into manifestation—hence it must be guided by dharma.
The broader setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though this verse itself focuses on the Vṛtra backstory rather than a specific tirtha.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets narrative groundwork through the theme of austerity (tapas).