Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
महापस्मारसंक्रांतं यथैवाप्रियवादिनम् । विधूय सकलान्देवान्क्षणमात्रेण तारकः
mahāpasmārasaṃkrāṃtaṃ yathaivāpriyavādinam | vidhūya sakalāndevānkṣaṇamātreṇa tārakaḥ
जसा महापस्माराने ग्रस्त पुरुष अप्रिय वचन बोलणाऱ्यास झटकून दूर करतो, तसा तारकाने क्षणमात्रात सर्व देवांना झटकून उधळून लावले।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages
Scene: Tāraka, like a violent seizure, flings away the assembled devas in an instant; gods tumble and scatter across the battlefield, banners torn, chariots displaced, clouds of dust rising.
FAQs
Unchecked arrogance can fling aside even venerable powers; therefore dharma requires a higher restoring force—Skanda’s advent—to reestablish order.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it remains within the cosmic battle narration.
None.