Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
कुमारं हंतुमोसौ देवेंद्रो बलघातकः । कुमारोऽयं मया देवा घातितोद्य न संशयः
kumāraṃ haṃtumosau deveṃdro balaghātakaḥ | kumāro'yaṃ mayā devā ghātitodya na saṃśayaḥ
ബലത്തോടെ ശത്രുഘാതകനായ ദേവേന്ദ്ര ഇന്ദ്രൻ കുമാരനെ കൊല്ലാൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; എന്നാൽ ഇന്ന്, ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, ഈ കുമാരൻ എന്റെ കൈയ്യാൽ തന്നെ ഹതനാകും—സംശയമില്ല।
Tāraka (deduced from immediate narrative context)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tāraka declares Indra intends to kill Kumāra, but he himself will surely slay Kumāra today—an asura’s fierce vow before battle.
FAQs
Arrogance and certainty rooted in ego are portrayed as precursors to downfall; divine order ultimately prevails over boastful power.
The verse sits within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa (Kedarnath/Kedāra sacred region) framework, though this specific line focuses on the battle episode rather than a direct tīrtha-phala.
None in this verse; it is a martial declaration within the purāṇic narrative.