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Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 109

Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha

Devanagari script

एवं ब्रुवन्तं क्रौञ्चं स क्रोधात्प्रस्फुरिताधरः बिभेद शक्त्या कौटिल्यो महिषेण समं तदा

Transliteration

evaṃ bruvantaṃ krauñcaṃ sa krodhātprasphuritādharaḥ bibheda śaktyā kauṭilyo mahiṣeṇa samaṃ tadā

Translation

க்ரௌஞ்சம் இவ்வாறு பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்க, கௌடில்யன் கோபத்தால் கீழ்த் துதி நடுங்க, சக்தியால் அவனை அவன் எருமை-வாகனத்துடன் சேர்த்து பிளந்தான்.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

ब्रुवन्तम्speaking

क्रौञ्चम्Krauñca

सःhe

क्रोधात्from anger / out of anger

प्रस्फुरिताधरःwith quivering lips

बिभेदsplit / pierced

शक्त्याwith a spear

कौटिल्यःKauṭilya (name)

महिषेणwith a buffalo / like a buffalo

समम्together / equally

तदाthen

Speakers

Narrator (Purāṇic voice) describing the battle to the listening sage(s) (contextual frame not explicit in the excerpt).

Primary Deities

Shiva

Key Themes

Battle narrativeWrath (krodha) as a motivator in warHeroic violence in Purāṇic itihāsa

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

{ "primaryRasa": "raudra", "secondaryRasa": "bhayanaka", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

FAQs

Who are Krauñca and Kauṭilya in this passage?

They function as named combatants within the Andhaka-related war cycle. The verse is not about the famous Kauṭilya of political literature; it is a distinct Purāṇic character-name used in a martial roster.

What does ‘together with his buffalo’ imply?

It indicates Krauñca is associated with a buffalo as his mount/vehicle (vāhana-like usage in battle description). The spear-blow is portrayed as so forceful that it destroys both rider and mount.

Is there any tīrtha or geographic marker here?

No. This śloka is purely narrative-combative and contains no rivers, lakes, forests, or pilgrimage sites.