Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
ब्रह्मोवाच । अलं ते तपसा वत्स मा क्लेशे विस्तरे विश । पुत्रस्ते तारकोनाम भविष्यति महाबलः
brahmovāca | alaṃ te tapasā vatsa mā kleśe vistare viśa | putraste tārakonāma bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ
Brahmā bersabda: “Cukuplah tapa yang kau lakukan, wahai anak; jangan tenggelam dalam derita yang panjang. Putramu bernama Tāraka akan lahir, sangat perkasa.”
Brahmā
Scene: Brahmā speaks gently yet authoritatively: ‘Enough of tapas’; the Daitya king listens as a prophecy of a mighty son named Tāraka is pronounced.
FAQs
Tapas bears fruit according to divine ordinance; yet Purāṇas also caution that power gained by boons must be governed by dharma.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a boon-and-prophecy moment within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
The only practice referenced is tapas, which Brahmā asks the Daitya to stop, indicating the boon is already granted.