Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 7
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
अथोमा प्राह तनयं पुत्र एह्येहि शत्रुहन् वन्दस्व चरणौ दिव्यौ विष्णोर्लोकनमस्कृतौ
athomā prāha tanayaṃ putra ehyehi śatruhan vandasva caraṇau divyau viṣṇorlokanamaskṛtau
បន្ទាប់មក អុមា បាននិយាយទៅកូនប្រុសថា៖ «កូនអើយ មកទីនេះ—ឱអ្នកសម្លាប់សត្រូវ—ចូរគោរពបូជាចំពោះជើងដ៏ទេវភាពរបស់ព្រះវិស្ណុ ដែលពិភពលោកទាំងឡាយគោរពនមស្ការ»។
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FAQs
Feet (pāda) symbolize refuge and lordship in bhakti idiom. By directing Skanda to Viṣṇu’s feet ‘saluted by the worlds,’ the text emphasizes Viṣṇu’s universal status and models inter-sectarian reverence within the divine family.
Not necessarily in this verse. It functions as an epithet forecasting Skanda’s role as commander and demon-slayer, while he is simultaneously being taught humility and devotion.
It presents a harmonizing theology: even within a Śaiva narrative space, Viṣṇu is acknowledged as universally venerable, reinforcing the Purāṇic tendency toward integrated pantheons and shared dharma.