Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
नारद उवाच । ततः स्कन्दः सुरैः सार्धं श्वेतपर्वत मस्तकात् । उत्तीर्य तारकं हन्तुं दक्षिणां स दिशं ययौ
nārada uvāca | tataḥ skandaḥ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ śvetaparvata mastakāt | uttīrya tārakaṃ hantuṃ dakṣiṇāṃ sa diśaṃ yayau
നാരദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ സ്കന്ദൻ ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടെ ശ്വേതപർവ്വതത്തിന്റെ ശിഖരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഇറങ്ങി, താരകനെ വധിക്കുവാൻ ദക്ഷിണദിശയിലേക്കു പോയി।
Nārada
Tirtha: Śvetaparvata
Type: peak
Scene: Skanda, radiant and youthful, descends from the white summit with a retinue of gods; banners and weapons gleam as they turn toward the southern horizon, the mood resolute and auspicious.
FAQs
After consecration comes responsibility: divine power is exercised to remove adharma, symbolized by Skanda’s march against Tāraka.
Śvetaparvata is referenced as the exalted summit from which Skanda begins his southward mission.
None; the verse is narrative, marking the transition from consecration to the dharmic campaign.