Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
तेन वज्रप्रहारेण तारको विह्वलीकृतः । पतितोऽपि समुत्थाय शक्त्या तं प्राहरद्द्विपम्
tena vajraprahāreṇa tārako vihvalīkṛtaḥ | patito'pi samutthāya śaktyā taṃ prāharaddvipam
Oleh hentaman vajra itu, Tāraka menjadi terpinga-pinga. Namun walau terjatuh, dia bangkit semula lalu menikam gajah itu dengan śakti, tombaknya.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Tāraka reels from the vajra, collapses, then surges up with grim resolve and drives the spear into Indra’s elephant; the moment freezes between shock and counterstrike.
FAQs
Persistence in adversity is shown as a force in worldly conflict, yet the purāṇic frame ultimately subordinates such tenacity to dharma and divine will.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it remains within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa narrative setting.
None.