Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
उत्थाय तारको दैत्यः कदा चिन्नो निहंति चेत् । तं तथा पतितं दृष्ट्वा वसुधामण्डले गुहः
utthāya tārako daityaḥ kadā cinno nihaṃti cet | taṃ tathā patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vasudhāmaṇḍale guhaḥ
“တားရက ဒေဝ်ယာန် (ဒေမုန်) ပြန်ထလာလျှင် ငါတို့ကို မသတ်နိုင်ဘူးလား” ဟူ၍—မြေဝိုင်းပေါ်၌ လဲကျနေသူကို မြင်သော် ဂုဟ (စကန္ဒ) သည် ထိုသို့ တုံ့ပြန်၏။
Nārada (continuing narrative)
Listener: Pārtha (addressed)
Scene: Tāraka lies fallen on the earth; devas exchange anxious glances, imagining his possible rising; Guha looks upon the body with grave attention, reading the devas’ fear.
FAQs
Until adharma is fully restrained, vigilance remains part of righteous duty; doubt and caution can accompany even near-victory.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is set on a battlefield upon the earth (vasudhāmaṇḍala).
None; it is narrative context around the demon Tāraka and Guha.