Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 101
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
शक्रः प्राहाथ बलवान् ज्ञायते कृत्तिकासुत प्रदक्षिणं शीघ्रतरं यः कुर्यात् क्रौञ्चमेव हि
śakraḥ prāhātha balavān jñāyate kṛttikāsuta pradakṣiṇaṃ śīghrataraṃ yaḥ kuryāt krauñcameva hi
ศักระ (อินทรา) กล่าวว่า: “โอ บุตรแห่งกฤตติกา ด้วยข้อนี้จักรู้ได้ว่าใครมีกำลังยิ่ง; ผู้ใดเวียนประทักษิณารอบเขากราวญจะได้รวดเร็วกว่าย่อมเป็นผู้ประเสริฐ.”
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FAQs
Purāṇic contests often convert rivalry into a dhārmic form: pradakṣiṇā is both a devotional act and a measurable feat. It reframes ‘strength’ as disciplined capability rather than mere violence.
In this context it functions as a fixed geographic landmark suitable for circumambulation, i.e., Krauñca as a mountain/region (Krauñca-parvata), well known in Skanda-related mythic geography.
Yes. Making Krauñca the axis of pradakṣiṇā implicitly treats it as a sacralized site/landform, aligning physical geography with ritual action—typical of the Vāmana Purāṇa’s landscape-oriented narration.