Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 105
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
मया पूर्वं मया पूर्वं विवदनतौ परस्परम् प्राप्योचतुर्महेशाय ब्रह्मणे माधवाय च
mayā pūrvaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ vivadanatau parasparam prāpyocaturmaheśāya brahmaṇe mādhavāya ca
“நான் முதலில், நான் முதலில்” என்று இருவரும் ஒருவருடன் ஒருவர் வாதிட்டனர்; பின்னர் மகேசன், பிரம்மா, மற்றும் மாதவன் (விஷ்ணு) ஆகியோரிடம் சென்று நிகழ்வை அறிவித்தனர்.
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FAQs
The triadic appeal frames the dispute within a pan-sectarian authority structure: Śiva, Brahmā, and Viṣṇu jointly represent ultimate adjudication, reflecting Purāṇic strategies of harmonizing Shaiva and Vaishnava spheres while acknowledging Brahmā’s cosmic jurisdiction.
Primarily narrative: the quarrel requires an authoritative resolution. Yet the choice of Maheśa–Brahmā–Mādhava also functions doctrinally, presenting shared divine oversight and reinforcing the legitimacy of the sacred setting and its rites.
Many tirtha-māhātmyas embed short mythic disputes to explain ritual rules (e.g., who gains merit, how pradakṣiṇā is performed). Even without explicit place-names in these lines, the episode typically serves as an etiological frame for a specific tirtha’s practice described in the surrounding verses.