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Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 39

Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha

Devanagari script

शरसंभिन्नजत्रुश्च भयात् तस्य महाजवः प्रणष्ट आश्रमात् तस्मात् स च मां पृष्ठतो ऽन्वगात्

Transliteration

śarasaṃbhinnajatruśca bhayāt tasya mahājavaḥ praṇaṣṭa āśramāt tasmāt sa ca māṃ pṛṣṭhato 'nvagāt

Translation

“At nang mabasag ng palaso ang bahagi ng aking leeg/buto sa balikat, natakot ako sa kanya; bagaman mabilis ako, tumakas ako mula sa ashram na iyon, at siya’y sumunod sa akin mula sa likuran.”

Word by Word

शर-संभिन्न-जत्रुःone whose collarbone was split by an arrow

चand

भयात्from fear

तस्यof him

महाजवःvery swift

प्रणष्टःfled

आश्रमात्from the hermitage

तस्मात्from there; therefore

सःhe

चand

माम्me

पृष्ठतःfrom behind

अन्वगात्followed

Speakers

Pātālaketu to the Daitya king

Key Themes

Consequences of āśrama-violationSuperiority of dharmic protection over demonic forcePursuit motif (guardian chasing the transgressor)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What does “jatru” denote, and why is it significant?

Jatru commonly refers to the collarbone/upper thoracic or neck-junction region, treated as a vulnerable vital point. The detail intensifies the realism of the punishment and signals that the defender’s strike is precise and empowered.

Why does the text stress that he was “mahājavaḥ” yet still fled?

It contrasts physical prowess with moral/spiritual authority: even a ‘very swift’ Daitya cannot withstand the protective force surrounding an āśrama when he acts with destructive intent.

What does the pursuit (“pṛṣṭhato ’nvagāt”) imply about the protector?

It implies active guardianship beyond the hermitage boundary—suggesting the defender is not merely warding off intrusion but enforcing dharmic retribution, a common Purāṇic pattern when sacred geography is threatened.