Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
गणैर्बहुभिरासाद्य तारकं च महाबलम् । मुचुकुंदं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तथैव च सुरानपि
gaṇairbahubhirāsādya tārakaṃ ca mahābalam | mucukuṃdaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tathaiva ca surānapi
അനവധി ഗണങ്ങൾ മഹാബലനായ താരകനെ ചുറ്റി, മുചുകുന്ദനെ പിന്നിൽ നിർത്തി, ദേവന്മാരോടുകൂടി അവർ ഏറ്റുമുട്ടലിലേക്കു സമീപിച്ചു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tight battle formation: gaṇas swarm around the mighty Tāraka; Mucukunda stands as a rear-guard with devas behind, closing the ring for confrontation.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through disciplined collective effort—divine forces act with order, not chaos.
The Kedāra sacred landscape (Kedārakhaṇḍa) frames the narrative; this verse focuses on the combat arrangement rather than a specific shrine.
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