Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
देवा उचुः । तारकोऽसौ महारौद्रस्त्वया दत्तवरः पुरा
devā ucuḥ | tārako'sau mahāraudrastvayā dattavaraḥ purā
เหล่าเทวะกล่าวว่า “ตารกะผู้นั้นดุร้ายยิ่งนัก; กาลก่อนเขาได้รับพรที่พระองค์ประทาน”
Devas
Scene: Devas speak in chorus before Brahmā, pointing to the unseen threat of Tāraka; their posture is reverent yet strained, emphasizing the weight of a boon’s aftermath.
FAQs
Unchecked boons, when joined with arrogance, become instruments of suffering; divine order ultimately seeks a dhārmic remedy rather than impulsive retaliation.
This verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya stream of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa, where the wider narrative leads toward seeking Śiva’s darśana connected with sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it introduces the crisis that prompts later acts of devotion and seeking Śiva.