Shloka 8

अध्याय १०१: हैमवती-तपः, तारकवंश-उत्पातः, स्कन्द-प्रत्याशा, मदनदहनम्

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु तारको नाम दानवः तारात्मजो महातेजा बभूव दितिनन्दनः

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu tārako nāma dānavaḥ tārātmajo mahātejā babhūva ditinandanaḥ

Translation

അതേ സമയത്ത് താരക എന്ന ദൈത്യൻ—താരയുടെ പുത്രൻ, മഹാതേജസ്സോടെ—ദിതിയുടെ പ്രിയ പുത്രനായി ജനിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्-एव: in this very (time/context)

• काले: at the time

• तु: indeed/then

• तारकः: Tāraka

• नाम: named

• दानवः: a Daitya/Dānava (demonic titan)

• तारा-आत्मजः: son of Tārā

• महा-तेजाः: of great radiance/power

• बभूव: became/was born

• दिति-नन्दनः: delight/descendant of Diti (Daitya lineage)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Taraka
• Tara
• Diti

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It introduces the rise of an asuric power that disturbs dharma, setting the narrative ground for turning toward Pati (Shiva) as the supreme refuge—an underlying Purāṇic impulse behind Linga-upāsanā as protection and restoration of cosmic order.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly: by showing the emergence of powerful asuric forces within saṃsāra, it implies the Shaiva Siddhānta view that only Pati—Śiva, the independent Lord—can dissolve the pasha (bondage) that even great tejas cannot transcend.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is stated in this verse; the takeaway is preparatory—such episodes typically motivate Pashupata-oriented discipline (śiva-smaraṇa, vrata, and Linga-pūjā) as the means for pashus to seek protection from pasha manifested as asuric dominance.