Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 21
वाचस्पतिरुवाचेदं प्राञ्जलिर्जलजासनम् । युष्मद्वंशोद्भवस्तात तालमेघो महाबलः
vācaspatiruvācedaṃ prāñjalirjalajāsanam | yuṣmadvaṃśodbhavastāta tālamegho mahābalaḥ
വാചസ്പതി കൈകൂപ്പി താമരാസനനായ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു— “താതാ, നിങ്ങളുടെ വംശത്തിൽ നിന്നു ‘താലമേഘ’ എന്ന മഹാബലൻ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.”
Vācaspati
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa narrative tīrtha-frame
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vācaspati stands with folded hands before Brahmā seated on a lotus, delivering grave tidings: a powerful being, Tālamegha, has arisen from Brahmā’s own lineage; the court’s mood turns tense.
FAQs
Even those arising within a sacred lineage can turn toward adharma; therefore discernment and refuge in dharma are essential.
The verse sits within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), though this specific line focuses on the cosmic conflict that frames the Māhātmya.
None in this verse; it introduces the antagonist (Tālamegha) and the need for protection.