Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युरेतज्जानीहि तत्त्वतः । प्रहस्य तारकः प्राह अजेयत्वं च देहि मे
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyuretajjānīhi tattvataḥ | prahasya tārakaḥ prāha ajeyatvaṃ ca dehi me
Bagi yang lahir, kematian itu pasti—ketahuilah ini menurut hakikat. Lalu Tāraka, sambil tertawa, berkata: “Kurniakanlah kepadaku juga ketakterkalahkan.”
First sentence: Brahmā; second sentence: Tāraka (as narrated by Sūta)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kedārakhaṇḍa audience
Scene: Brahmā declares the certainty of death for the born; Tāraka laughs, unfazed, pivoting to request invincibility; the contrast between cosmic truth and asuric defiance is stark.
FAQs
Acceptance of mortality is part of wisdom; seeking invincibility instead reflects pride and deepens bondage to adharma.
No site is directly praised in this verse; it supports the broader Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred narrative.
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