Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 20
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
विश्वेश्विनौ साध्यमरुद्गणाग्नयो दिवाकराः शूलधरा महेश्वराः यक्षाः पिशाचा वसवो ऽथ किन्नराः ते स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु सदोद्यतास्त्वमी // वम्प्_32.19 नागाः सुपर्णाः सरितः सरांसि तीर्थानि पुण्यायतनाः समुद्राः महाबला भूतगणा गणेन्द्राः ते स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु सदा समुद्यताः
viśveśvinau sādhyamarudgaṇāgnayo divākarāḥ śūladharā maheśvarāḥ yakṣāḥ piśācā vasavo 'tha kinnarāḥ te svasti kurvantu sadodyatāstvamī // VamP_32.19 nāgāḥ suparṇāḥ saritaḥ sarāṃsi tīrthāni puṇyāyatanāḥ samudrāḥ mahābalā bhūtagaṇā gaṇendrāḥ te svasti kurvantu sadā samudyatāḥ
ヴィシュヴェーデーヴァ（Viśvedevas）、アシュヴィン（Aśvin）、サーディヤ（Sādhya）、マルットの群、火神アグニの神々、太陽神々、そして三叉戟を執るマヘーシュヴァラ（Maheśvara）らが、さらにヤクシャ、ピシャーチャ、ヴァス、キンナラと共に、常に励みて汝に安寧を授けますように。ナーガ、スパルナ（ガルダ族）、諸河、湖沼、ティールタ（功徳の聖地）、大海、強大なる衆生の群、ならびにガナの主たちが、常に備えて安寧を授けますように。
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FAQs
Purāṇic benedictions often aim at comprehensive protection across all realms. By invoking devas, semi-divine classes, and even potentially harmful beings (e.g., piśācas), the text ritually ‘pacifies’ the entire cosmos so that no class obstructs the listener/reciter.
It encodes a key Māhātmya doctrine: sacred places are not merely locations but ‘seats’ where merit is generated and accessed. The phrase legitimizes pilgrimage and bathing/ritual acts as direct means of accruing puṇya.
Yes. Even in texts associated with Viṣṇu, Śaiva epithets and Śiva-linked hosts appear frequently, reflecting Purāṇic ecumenism and the practical aim of invoking all powerful agencies for auspiciousness.