Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
नारदेन यदुक्तं हि तारकस्य वधं प्रति । यथा रुद्रस्तथा सोऽपि वीरभद्रो महाबलः
nāradena yaduktaṃ hi tārakasya vadhaṃ prati | yathā rudrastathā so'pi vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ
เพราะสิ่งที่นารทกล่าวไว้เกี่ยวกับการสังหารตารกะ—ดังที่รุทรเป็นฉันใด วีรภัทรผู้มีกำลังยิ่งก็เป็นฉันนั้น
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: narrative exposition)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada recalls the matter of Tāraka’s slaying and frames Vīrabhadra’s might as Rudra-like; the statement hangs as both praise and warning.
FAQs
Śaiva power is portrayed as manifold—Rudra’s might can be mirrored in his manifestations; yet power must still be guided by dharma and right counsel.
The Kedāra sacred landscape forms the textual setting; the verse itself highlights theological comparison (Rudra and Vīrabhadra).
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