Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
अस्माकं जातिधर्मेण विरूढं वैरमक्षयम् । करिष्याम्यहं तद्वैरं तेषां च विजयाय च
asmākaṃ jātidharmeṇa virūḍhaṃ vairamakṣayam | kariṣyāmyahaṃ tadvairaṃ teṣāṃ ca vijayāya ca
Menurut dharma kaum dan keturunan kami, permusuhan yang tidak akan lenyap telah tumbuh. Aku akan meneruskan kebencian itu, agar mereka ditundukkan dan kemenangan menjadi milik kita.
Tāraka
Listener: Asura chiefs (Dānava-śreṣṭhas)
Scene: Close-up of Tāraka declaring undying enmity; his eyes blaze, hand gripping weapon; behind him, asura chiefs nod, the air thick with smoke from torches and sacrificial fires turned toward war.
FAQs
Identifying “dharma” with inherited hostility is a distortion; Purāṇic dharma ultimately aims at harmony under divine order, not perpetual enmity.
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