Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
इत्येवमुक्त्वा सततं महाबलः कुमारमुद्दिश्य ययौ च योद्धम् । जग्राह शक्तिं परमाद्भुतां च स तारको वाक्यमिदं बभाषे
ityevamuktvā satataṃ mahābalaḥ kumāramuddiśya yayau ca yoddham | jagrāha śaktiṃ paramādbhutāṃ ca sa tārako vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe
Sesudah berkata demikian, ia yang senantiasa maha perkasa maju menuju Kumāra untuk bertempur. Ia meraih śakti yang sungguh menakjubkan, lalu Tāraka mengucapkan kata-kata ini.
Sūta (narration transitioning into Tāraka’s speech)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience
Scene: Tāraka, ever-mighty, strides toward Kumāra for battle, gripping a supremely wondrous spear, and begins to speak—an instant of poised violence before impact.
FAQs
When conflict is driven by ego and violence, it escalates toward confrontation with dharma’s guardian.
None directly; the verse is narrative within Kedāra-khaṇḍa.
None.