Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
तारकेणापि तत्रैव यत्कृतं तच्छृणु प्रभो । पतितं च पदाक्रम्य हस्ताद्वज्रं प्रगृह्य च
tārakeṇāpi tatraiva yatkṛtaṃ tacchṛṇu prabho | patitaṃ ca padākramya hastādvajraṃ pragṛhya ca
பிரபுவே, அங்கேயே தாரகன் செய்ததைச் செவிமடுங்கள். விழுந்தவனைப் பாதத்தால் மிதித்து, அவன் கையிலிருந்த வஜ்ரத்தைப் பறித்தான்.
Lomaśa (addressing his listener with ‘prabho’)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a rugged Himalayan battlefield, Tāraka steps on a fallen foe and wrenches the vajra from the opponent’s hand; dust, broken armor, and the gleam of the thunderbolt mark a sudden reversal.
FAQs
The text depicts humiliation of divine authority during adharma’s surge, preparing the narrative for restoration through Śiva’s forces.
No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the Kedāra Khaṇḍa story cycle.
None.
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