Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
कांतिर्द्युतिर्धृतिर्मेधा श्रीरखंडा च दानवम् । परिवव्रुर्गुणा कीर्णं निश्छिद्राः सर्व एव हि
kāṃtirdyutirdhṛtirmedhā śrīrakhaṃḍā ca dānavam | parivavrurguṇā kīrṇaṃ niśchidrāḥ sarva eva hi
Keelokan, cahaya, keteguhan, kecerdasan, serta kemakmuran yang tak terputus mengitari Dānava itu. Sungguh ia dipenuhi kebajikan, sempurna dari segala sisi, tanpa cela sedikit pun.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), implied
Scene: Tāraka encircled by personified qualities—Kānti, Dyuti, Dhṛti, Medhā, Śrī—like radiant attendants forming an unbroken aura of success.
FAQs
Worldly excellence—beauty, power, prosperity—can surround even the unrighteous; dharma is tested not by splendour but by right intent and conduct.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is descriptive of the Dānava’s state.
None; this is narrative description.