Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
यथा सिंहो मदोन्मत्तो हंतुकामस्तथैव च । कुमारस्तारकं दैत्यमाजघान प्रतापवान्
yathā siṃho madonmatto haṃtukāmastathaiva ca | kumārastārakaṃ daityamājaghāna pratāpavān
जसा मदोन्मत्त सिंह मारण्याच्या इच्छेने झडप घालतो, तसाच प्रतापवान कुमाराने दैत्य तारकावर प्रहार केला।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kumāra, eyes blazing, advances like an intoxicated lion and delivers a crushing blow to Tāraka; dust and light flare as the demon staggers toward defeat.
FAQs
Divine power manifests to remove adharma; righteous valor (kṣātra-dharma) becomes sacred when aligned with cosmic order.
The broader narrative sits within Kedāra-khaṇḍa, thus tied to Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra’s sacred geography, even when the verse focuses on the battle episode.
None in this verse; it is a martial description within the Mahātmya narrative frame.