Vamana Purana — Skanda Slays Taraka & Mahisha, Shloka 75
Skanda’s Svastyayana and the Slaying of Taraka and Mahisha
गदां छित्त्वा सुतीक्ष्णारं चक्रं महिषमाद्रवत् तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्दैत्या हा हतो महिषस्तिवति
gadāṃ chittvā sutīkṣṇāraṃ cakraṃ mahiṣamādravat tata uccukruśurdaityā hā hato mahiṣastivati
نہایت تیز دھار چکر نے گدا کو کاٹ کر مہیش پر جھپٹ پڑا۔ تب دَیتیہ چیخ اٹھے: ‘ہائے! مہیش مارا گیا!’
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FAQs
It is a standard Purāṇic battlefield marker: a communal outcry that confirms the kill, heightens drama, and signals a turning point in the engagement (often prompting retaliation or rout in subsequent verses).
Āra denotes the rim/edge; describing it as ‘very sharp’ emphasizes the cakra’s slicing capacity—here explicitly strong enough to sever a mace and then strike the asura, aligning with the broader epic trope of the discus as a cutting, unstoppable weapon.
No. These verses are purely martial narration without named rivers, forests, kṣetras, or tīrthas. Geographic enrichment would require adjacent verses where the battlefield is located or where the narrative transitions back to kṣetra-māhātmya material.