Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122
यथापूर्वं चकारैतान्संस्तवाद्ब्रह्मणः प्रभुः । तारकप्रमुखा दैत्याः संक्रुद्धास्तत्र प्रोचिरे
yathāpūrvaṃ cakāraitānsaṃstavādbrahmaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | tārakapramukhā daityāḥ saṃkruddhāstatra procire
Então o Senhor, em resposta ao hino de louvor de Brahmā, fez com que tudo prosseguisse como antes. Mas os Dānavas, liderados por Tāraka, enfurecidos, falaram ali mesmo.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages
Scene: Brahmā’s hymn culminates; the Lord gestures and the cosmos ‘returns to normal.’ In the foreground, Tāraka and leading dānavas flare with anger, gesturing and speaking in a heated council.
FAQs
Even cosmic outcomes shift through sincere stotra (praise), yet the pride of adharma reacts with anger when divine order is restored.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the Mahādeva-centered narrative of the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights the efficacy of stotra (devotional praise).