Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युरेतज्जानीहि तत्त्वतः । प्रहस्य तारकः प्राह अजेयत्वं च देहि मे
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyuretajjānīhi tattvataḥ | prahasya tārakaḥ prāha ajeyatvaṃ ca dehi me
Pour celui qui est né, la mort est certaine—sache-le en vérité. Alors Tāraka, riant, dit : «Accorde-moi aussi l’invincibilité».
First sentence: Brahmā; second sentence: Tāraka (as narrated by Sūta)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kedārakhaṇḍa audience
Scene: Brahmā declares the certainty of death for the born; Tāraka laughs, unfazed, pivoting to request invincibility; the contrast between cosmic truth and asuric defiance is stark.
FAQs
Acceptance of mortality is part of wisdom; seeking invincibility instead reflects pride and deepens bondage to adharma.
No site is directly praised in this verse; it supports the broader Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred narrative.
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