Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
तारकेणापि तत्रैव यत्कृतं तच्छृणु प्रभो । पतितं च पदाक्रम्य हस्ताद्वज्रं प्रगृह्य च
tārakeṇāpi tatraiva yatkṛtaṃ tacchṛṇu prabho | patitaṃ ca padākramya hastādvajraṃ pragṛhya ca
«Écoute, ô Seigneur, ce que Tāraka fit là même : posant le pied sur le vaincu, il saisit de sa main le vajra, la foudre.»
Lomaśa (addressing his listener with ‘prabho’)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a rugged Himalayan battlefield, Tāraka steps on a fallen foe and wrenches the vajra from the opponent’s hand; dust, broken armor, and the gleam of the thunderbolt mark a sudden reversal.
FAQs
The text depicts humiliation of divine authority during adharma’s surge, preparing the narrative for restoration through Śiva’s forces.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kedāra Khaṇḍa story cycle.
None.