Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
गणैर्बहुभिरासाद्य तारकं च महाबलम् । मुचुकुंदं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा तथैव च सुरानपि
gaṇairbahubhirāsādya tārakaṃ ca mahābalam | mucukuṃdaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tathaiva ca surānapi
பல கணங்கள் மகாபலன் தாரகனைச் சூழ்ந்து, முசுகுந்தனைப் பின்னால் நிறுத்தி, தேவர்களுடனும் சேர்ந்து போர்முனைக்கு நெருங்கினர்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A tight battle formation: gaṇas swarm around the mighty Tāraka; Mucukunda stands as a rear-guard with devas behind, closing the ring for confrontation.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through disciplined collective effort—divine forces act with order, not chaos.
The Kedāra sacred landscape (Kedārakhaṇḍa) frames the narrative; this verse focuses on the combat arrangement rather than a specific shrine.
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