Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
इत्येवमुक्त्वा स तदा महात्मा दैत्याधिपो वीरवरः स एकः । जग्राह शक्तिं परमाद्भुतां च स तारको युद्धविदां वरिष्ठः
ityevamuktvā sa tadā mahātmā daityādhipo vīravaraḥ sa ekaḥ | jagrāha śaktiṃ paramādbhutāṃ ca sa tārako yuddhavidāṃ variṣṭhaḥ
Ayant ainsi parlé, en cet instant, ce magnanime seigneur des daityas—héros sans pareil—Tāraka, le premier des connaisseurs de la guerre, saisit une śakti, une lance merveilleuse entre toutes.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator; deduced for Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tāraka, solitary yet commanding, after a fierce speech, grasps a radiant śakti-spear that gleams with uncanny brilliance; asura banners and dark clouds gather behind him.
FAQs
Power and prowess are vividly described, yet the narrative frames them within divine providence—martial strength alone does not guarantee victory.
Implicitly within Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s sacred landscape, but this verse is narrative-focused and does not name a tīrtha.
None; it is a description of battle preparation.