Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
इति परमरुषभिभूतो दितितनयः परीवृतोऽसुरेंद्रैः । युधि मतिमकरोत्तदा निहंतुं समरविजयी स तारको बलीयान्
iti paramaruṣabhibhūto dititanayaḥ parīvṛto'sureṃdraiḥ | yudhi matimakarottadā nihaṃtuṃ samaravijayī sa tārako balīyān
Ainsi, submergé d’une colère farouche, le fils de Diti, entouré des seigneurs des asuras, Tāraka—puissant et vainqueur dans la guerre—prit alors, au cœur du combat, la résolution de tuer son adversaire.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrator; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tāraka, eyes reddened with fury, encircled by asura-kings, tightens his grip on the spear and fixes his gaze on the intended victim; the battlefield churns with dust and banners.
FAQs
Unrestrained anger (krodha) drives destructive intent; purāṇic narratives warn that rage clouds discernment and leads toward adharma.
The broader Kedāra Khaṇḍa milieu (Kedāra region) frames the story, but this verse does not directly praise a named tīrtha.
None.