[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 1.3.27 # Skandapurana 1.3.27: adhyāyaḥ 29 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 29 ### [1.3.27.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. ubhe sene tadā teṣāṃ surāṇāṃ cāmaradviṣām.. anekāścaryasaṃvīte caturaṃgabalānvite.. virejatustadānyo'nyaṃ garjato vāṃbudāgame.. 29.1 .. > Lomaśa said: > Then both armies, of those gods and of the enemies of the immortals, > filled with many wonders and endowed with fourfold divisions, > shone against each other, roaring like clouds at the arrival of the rains. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.2) etasminnantare tatra valgamānāḥ parasparam.. devāsurāstadā sarve yuyudhuśca mahābalāḥ.. 29.2 .. > Meanwhile, leaping and challenging one another there, > all those mighty gods and asuras fought. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.3) yuddhaṃ sutumulaṃ hyāsīddevadaityasamākulam.. ruṇḍamuṇḍāṃkitaṃ sarvaṃ kṣaṇena samapadyata.. 29.3 .. > A tumultuous battle took place, crowded with gods and daityas; > in an instant, everything became marked with headless trunks and severed heads. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.4) bhūmau nipatitāstatra śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ.. keṣāṃcidbāhaviśchinnāḥ khaḍgapātaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ.. 29.4 .. > They fell upon the ground there by hundreds and by thousands; > the arms of some were severed by dreadful sword-blows. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.5) mucukuṃdo hi balavāṃstrailokye'mitavikramaḥ.. 29.5 .. > Mucukunda was indeed strong, of immeasurable prowess in the three worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.6) tārako hi tadā tena mucukuṃdena dhīmatā.. khaḍgena cāhatāstatra sarvaprāṇena vakṣasi.. prasahya tatprahāraṃ ca prahasanvākyamabravīt.. 29.6 .. > Tāraka was then struck on the chest with a sword with all his strength > by that wise Mucukunda; enduring that blow, he laughed and said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.7) kiṃ re mūḍha tvayā cādya kṛtamasti balādidam.. na tvayā yoddhumicchāmi mānuṣeṇaiva lajjayā.. 29.7 .. > "What is this, you fool, that you have done today by force? > Out of shame, I do not wish to fight with a mere human. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.8) tārakasya vacaḥ śrutvā mucukuṃdo'bhyabhāṣata.. mayā hato'si daityeṃdra nānyo bhavitumarhasi.. 29.8 .. > Hearing Tāraka's words, Mucukunda replied: > "You are slain by me, O lord of daityas; you cannot become anything else! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.9) dṛṣṭvā me khaḍgasaṃpātaṃ na tvaṃ tiṣṭhasi cāgrataḥ.. tvāṃ hanmi paśya me śauryaṃ daityarāja sthiro bhava.. 29.9 .. > Having seen the blow of my sword, you will not stand before me. > I will slay you! Behold my valor, O king of daityas; stand firm!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.10) evamuktvā tadā vīro mucukuṃdo mahābalaḥ.. yāvajjaghāna khaḍgena tāvacchaktyā samāhataḥ.. māṃdhātustanayastatra papāta raṇamaṃḍale.. 29.10 .. > Having spoken thus, the mighty hero Mucukunda, > even as he struck with his sword, was struck by a spear; > and the son of Māndhātṛ fell there upon the battlefield. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.11) patitastatkṣaṇādeva cotthitaḥ paravīrahā.. 29.11 .. > Having fallen, that slayer of enemy heroes rose up in that very instant. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.12) sa sajjamānotimahābalo vai haṃtuṃ tadā daityapatiṃ ca tārakam.. brahmāstramudyamya dhanurgṛhītvā māṃdhātṛputro bhuvanaikajetā.. 29.12 .. > Preparing himself, exceedingly powerful, to slay Tāraka, the lord of daityas, > the son of Māndhātṛ, sole conqueror of the world, raised the Brahmā weapon and seized his bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.13) sa tārakaṃ yoddhakāmastarasvī ruṣānvitotphullavilocano mahān.. sa nārado brahmasuto babhāṣe tadā nṛvīraṃ mucukuṃdamevam.. 29.13 .. > As he, swift and mighty, his eyes dilated with rage, was eager to fight Tāraka, > Nārada, the son of Brahmā, spoke thus to that hero among men, Mucukunda: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.14) na tārako hanyate mānuṣeṇa tasmādetanmā vimocīrmahāstram.. 29.14 .. > "Tāraka cannot be slain by a human; therefore, do not release this great weapon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.15) niśamya vacanaṃ tasya devarṣernāradasya ca.. mucukuṃda uvācedaṃ bhavitā ko'sya mārakaḥ.. 29.15 .. > Hearing those words of the celestial seer Nārada, > Mucukunda said: "Who will be his slayer?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.16) tadovāca mahātejā nārado divyadarśanaḥ.. enaṃ haṃtā kumāraśca kumāro'yaṃ śivātmajaḥ.. 29.16 .. > Then Nārada, endowed with great splendor and divine sight, said: > "Kumāra will slay him—Kumāra, the son of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.17) tasmādbhavadbhiḥ sthātavyamaikapadyena yudhyatām.. tiṣṭha tvaṃ cāyato bhūtvā mucukuṃda mahāmate.. 29.17 .. > Therefore, you should stand united while fighting. > Be restrained and stand by, O wise Mucukunda." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.18) niśamya vākyaṃ ca manoharaṃ śubhaṃ hyudīritaṃ tena mahāprabheṇa.. sarve surāḥ śāṃtiparā babhūvustenaiva sākaṃ nṛvareṇayatnāt.. 29.18 .. > Hearing the charming and auspicious words uttered by that illustrious sage, > all the gods, together with that best of men, became calm with effort. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.19) tato duṃdubhayo neduḥ śaṃkhāśca kṛtaniścayāḥ.. tāḍitā vividhairvādyaiḥ surāsurasamanvitaiḥ.. 29.19 .. > Then, resolute, they sounded kettledrums and conches, > accompanied by various musical instruments played by gods and asuras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.20) jagarjurasurāstatra devānprati kṛtodyamāḥ.. śivakopodbhavo vīro vīrabhadro ruṣānvitaḥ.. 29.20 .. > The asuras roared there, making ready against the gods. > And the hero Vīrabhadra, born of Śiva's wrath, was filled with fury. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.21) gaṇairbahubhirāsādya tārakaṃ ca mahābalam.. mucukuṃdaṃ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā tathaiva ca surānapi.. 29.21 .. > Approaching the mighty Tāraka with numerous gaṇas, / placing Mucukunda and likewise the gods in the rear, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.22) tadā te pramathāḥ sarve puraskṛtya kumārakam.. yuyudhuḥ saṃyuge tatra vīrabhadrādayo gaṇāḥ.. 29.22 .. > then all those pramathas, putting Kumāra at their head, / the gaṇas, Vīrabhadra and the others, fought there in the clash. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.23) triśūlairṛṣṭibhiḥ pāśaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ paraśupāṭṭiśaiḥ.. nijaghnuḥ samarenyonyaṃ surāsuravimarddane.. 29.23 .. > With tridents, spears, nooses, swords, axes, and paṭṭiśas, / they struck one another in the battle, in the crushing encounter of gods and asuras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.24) tārako vīrabhadreṇa triśūlena hato bhṛśam.. papāta sahasā tatra kṣaṇa mūrchāpariplutaḥ.. 29.24 .. > Tāraka, struck hard by Vīrabhadra with a trident, / suddenly fell there, overcome for a moment by swoon. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.25) utthāya ca muhūrttācca tārako daityapuṃgavaḥ.. labdhasaṃjño balāviṣṭo vīrabhadraṃ jaghāna ca.. 29.25 .. > Rising after an hour, Tāraka, the bull among daityas, / having regained consciousness and filled with strength, struck Vīrabhadra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.26) sa śaktiṃ ca mahātejā vīrabhadro hi tārakam.. triśūlena ca ghoreṇa śivasyānucaro balī.. 29.26 .. > And that Vīrabhadra of great splendour, the powerful attendant of Śiva, / \[hurled\] a spear and with his dread trident \[struck\] Tāraka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.27) evaṃ saṃyudhyamānau tau jaghnatuścetaretaram.. dvaṃdvayuddhaṃ sutumulaṃ tayorjātaṃ mahātmanoḥ.. 29.27 .. > Thus fighting, the two struck each other; / an exceedingly tumultuous duel took place between the two mighty ones. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.28) surāstatraiva samare prekṣakāhyabhavaṃstadā.. tayorbherīmṛdaṃgāśca paṭahānakagomukhāḥ.. 29.28 .. > The gods then became mere onlookers right there in the battle; / the kettle-drums, mṛdaṅgas, paṭahas, ānakas, and gomukhas of the two, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.29) tathā ḍamarūnādena vyāptamāsījjagattrayam.. tena ghoṣeṇa mahatā yudyamānau mahābalau.. 29.29 .. > as well as the sound of ḍamarus, filled the three worlds; / fighting amid that great noise, the two of great power > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.30) śuśubhāte'tisaṃrabdhau prahārairjarīkṛtau.. anyonyamabhisaṃrabdhau tau budhāṃgārakāviva.. 29.30 .. > shone, exceedingly enraged, torn by blows, / furiously pitted against each other like Mercury and Mars. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.31) nāradena tadā khyāto vīrabhadrasya tadvadhaḥ.. na rocate ca tadvākyaṃ vīrabhadrasya vai tadā.. 29.31 .. > Then the killing of him was proclaimed to Vīrabhadra by Nārada; / and that word did not please Vīrabhadra at all then, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.32) nāradena yaduktaṃ hi tārakasya vadhaṃ prati.. yathā rudrastathā so'pi vīrabhadro mahābalaḥ.. 29.32 .. > what was indeed spoken by Nārada regarding the slaying of Tāraka; / just as Rudra is, so too was that Vīrabhadra of great might. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.33) evaṃ prayudhyamānau tau jaghnatuścetaretaram.. anyonyaṃ svarddhamānau tau garjaṃtau siṃhayoriva.. 29.33 .. > Thus fighting on, the two struck each other, / emulating one another, roaring like two lions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.34) evaṃ tadā tau bhuvi yudhyamānau mahātmanā jñānavatāṃ vareṇa.. sa vīrabhadro hi tadā nivārito vākyairanekairatha nāradena.. 29.34 .. > Thus as the two fought upon the earth, by that great soul, the best among the wise, / by Nārada, Vīrabhadra was indeed restrained then with many words. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.35) tathā niśamya tadvākyaṃ nāradasya mukhodgatam.. vīrabhadro ruṣāviṣṭo nāradaṃ pratyuvāca ha.. 29.35 .. > Hearing that speech which issued from the mouth of Nārada, / Vīrabhadra, seized with wrath, replied to Nārada: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.36) tārakaṃ ca vadhiṣyāmi paśya me'dya parākramam.. ānayaṃti ca ye vīrāḥ svāminaṃ raṇasaṃsadi.. te pāpino hyadharmiṣṭhā vimṛśaṃtiraṇaṃ gatāḥ.. 29.36 .. > “I will kill Tāraka; behold my valour today! / The heroes who bring their master to the assembly of battle, / those are sinners and exceedingly unrighteous, wavering when they have entered the fray. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.37) bhīravaste tu vijñeyā na vācyāste kadācana.. tvaṃ na jānāsi devarṣe yodhānāṃ ca pratikriyām.. 29.37 .. > They are to be known as cowards, never to be praised. / You do not know, O divine seer, the proper conduct of warriors! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.38) mṛtyuṃ ca pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā raṇabhūmau gatavyathāḥ.. śastrāśastrairbhinnagātrāḥ praśastā nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 29.38 .. > Putting death behind them, free from anxiety on the battlefield, / their limbs torn by all kinds of weapons—they are praiseworthy, of this there is no doubt.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.39) ityuktvā cāvadaddevānvīrabhadro mahābalaḥ.. śruṇvaṃtu mama vākyāni devā indrapurogamāḥ.. 29.39 .. > Having spoken thus, the mighty Vīrabhadra spoke to the gods: / “Let the gods, with Indra at their head, hear my words! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.40) atārakāṃ mahīṃ cādya kariṣye nātra saṃśayaḥ.. 29.40 .. > Today I shall make the earth rid of Tāraka, there is no doubt of this.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.41) atha triśūlamādāya tārakeṇa yuyodha saḥ.. vṛṣārūḍhairanekaiśca triśūlavaradhāribhiḥ.. 29.41 .. > Then, seizing his trident, he fought with Tāraka, / along with many mounted on bulls, bearing excellent tridents; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.42) kaparddino vṛṣāṃkāśca gaṇāstetiprahāriṇaḥ.. vīrabhadraṃ puraskṛtya vīrabhadraparākramāḥ.. 29.42 .. > the gaṇas, wearing matted locks and marked with bulls, striking fiercely, / placing Vīrabhadra at their head, possessing the valour of Vīrabhadra, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.43) triśūladhāriṇaḥ sarve sarve sarpāgabhūṣaṇāḥ.. sacaṃdraśekharāḥ sarve jaṭājūṭavibhūṣitāḥ.. 29.43 .. > all bearing tridents, all adorned with serpents and mountains, / all bearing the crescent moon upon their crests, adorned with matted locks, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.44) nilakaṇṭhā daśabhujāḥ pañcakattrāstrilocanāḥ.. chatracāmarasaṃvītāḥ sarve te'tyugrabāhavaḥ.. 29.44 .. > blue-throated, ten-armed, five-faced, three-eyed, / surrounded by umbrellas and chowries, all having exceedingly fierce arms, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.45) vīrabhadraṃ puraskṛtya sarve haraparākramāḥ.. yuyudhuste tadā daityāstākāsurajīvinaḥ.. 29.45 .. > placing Vīrabhadra at their head, all possessing the valour of Hara, / fought; then the daityas, whose livelihood was the asura Tāraka, \[countered them\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.46) punaḥ punastaiśca tadā babhūvurgaṇairjitāste hyasurāḥ parāṅmukhāḥ.. babhūva teṣāṃ ca tadātisaṃgaro mahābhayo daityavaraistadānīm.. 29.46 .. > Again and again, defeated by those gaṇas, the asuras turned their backs; / then a dreadful battle took place between them and the foremost daityas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.47) amṛṣyamāṇāḥ paramāstrakovidaistato gaṇāste jayino babhūvuḥ.. gaṇairjitāste hyasurāḥ parābhavaṃ taṃ tārakaṃ te vyathitāḥ śaśaṃsuḥ.. 29.47 .. > Unable to brook \[resistance\], the gaṇas, skilled in supreme weapons, then became victorious; / defeated by the gaṇas, those afflicted asuras reported their defeat to that Tāraka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.48) vināmya cāpaṃ hi tathā ca tārakaḥ sa yoddhukāmaḥ praviveśa senām.. yathā jhaṣo vai praviveśa sāgaraṃ tathā hyasau daityavaro mahātmā.. 29.48 .. > Bending his bow, desiring to fight, Tāraka entered the army; / just as a large fish enters the ocean, so indeed did that high-souled, foremost daitya. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.49) gaṇaiḥ sameto yuyudhe tadānīṃ sa vīrabhadro hi mahābalaśca.. sarvānsurāṃśceṃdramukhānmahābalastathā gaṇānyakṣapiśācaguhyakān.. sa daityavaryo'tiruṣaṃ praviṣṭaḥ saṃmardayāmāsa mahābalo hi.. 29.49 .. > Accompanied by the gaṇas, that mighty Vīrabhadra then fought; / and that foremost daitya of great power, entering a towering rage, crushed / all the gods with Indra at their head, as well as the gaṇas, the yakṣas, piśācas, and guhyakas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.50) tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ devadānavasaṃkulam.. devadānavayakṣāṇāṃ sannipātakaraṃ mahat.. 29.50 .. > Then there ensued a battle crowded with gods and dānavas, / a great clash bringing together gods, dānavas, and yakṣas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.51) tathā vṛṣā garjamānā aśvāñjaghnuśca sādibhiḥ.. rathibhiśca rathāñjaghnuḥ kuṃjarānsādibhiḥ saha.. 29.51 .. > Then roaring bulls killed horses together with their riders, / and with chariot-warriors they destroyed chariots, and elephants together with their mahouts. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.52) vṛṣārūḍhauḥ sarathaiste ca sarve niṣpāṭitā hyasurāḥ pothitāśca.. 29.52 .. > By those mounted on bulls along with chariots, all those asuras were torn apart and crushed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.53) kṣayaṃ praṇītā bahavastadānīṃ petuḥ pṛthivyāṃ nihatāśca kecit.. kecitpraviṣṭā hi rasātalaṃ ca palāyamānā bahavastathaiva.. 29.53 .. > Brought to ruin, many then fell to the earth, struck down; / some entered Rasātala, and many likewise were fleeing; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.54) kecicca śaraṇaṃ prāptā rudrānucarakiṃkarān.. evaṃ naṣṭaṃ tadā sainyaṃ vilokyāsurapālakaḥ.. tārako hi ruṣāviṣṭo haṃtuṃ devagaṇānyayau.. 29.54 .. > and some sought refuge with the attendants and servants of Rudra. / Seeing his army destroyed thus, the protector of the asuras, / Tāraka, seized with wrath, went to slay the hosts of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.55) bhujānāmayutaṃ kṛtvā daityarājo hi tārakaḥ.. āruhya siṃhaṃ sahasā ghātayāmāsa tānraṇe.. 29.55 .. > Multiplying his arms to ten thousand, Tāraka, king of the daityas, / mounted a lion and quickly caused slaughter among them in the battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.56) daṃśitena ca siṃhena vṛṣāḥ kecidvidāritāḥ.. tathaiva tārakeṇaiva ghātitā bahavo gaṇāḥ.. 29.56 .. > Some bulls were torn apart by his armored lion; / likewise many gaṇas were slaughtered by Tāraka alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.57) evaṃ kṛtaṃ tadā tena tārakeṇa mahātmanā.. sarveṣāmeva devānāmaśakyastārako mahān.. 29.57 .. > Such was done then by that high-souled Tāraka; / great Tāraka could not be overcome by all the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.58) jātastadā mahābāhustrailokyakṣayakārakaḥ.. tārakasyānugā daityā ajeyā balavattarāḥ.. 29.58 .. > The mighty-armed one became then the causer of ruin to the three worlds; / the daityas following Tāraka were invincible and exceedingly strong, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.59) mahārūḍhā daṃśitāśca karālāste prahāriṇaḥ.. tai rāhṛtā gaṇāḥ sarve siṃhaiśca vṛṣabhā hatāḥ.. 29.59 .. > well-mounted, armored, formidable, striking blows; / all the gaṇas were seized by them, and the bulls were killed by lions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.60) evaṃ nihanyamānā vai gaṇāste raṇamaṇḍale.. prahasya viṣṇuḥ provāca kumāraṃ śivavallabham.. 29.60 .. > As those gaṇas were being slain thus in the battle arena, / Viṣṇu, laughing, spoke to Kumāra, the beloved of Śiva. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.61) ..viṣṇuruvāca.. nānyo haṃtāsya pāpasya tvadvinā kṛttikāsuta.. tasmāttvayā hi karttavyaṃ vacanaṃ ca mahābhuja.. 29.61 .. > Viṣṇu said: / “There is no other slayer of this wicked one except you, O son of the Kṛttikās; / therefore you must heed my word, O mighty-armed one! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.62) tārakasya vadhārthāya utpanno'si śivātmaja.. tasmāttvayaiva karttavya nidhanaṃ tārakasya ca.. 29.62 .. > You were born for the sake of slaying Tāraka, O son of Śiva; / therefore the destruction of Tāraka must be accomplished by you alone.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.63) tacchrutvā bhagavānkruddhaḥ pārvatīnandano mahān.. uvāca prahasanvākyaṃ viṣṇuṃ prati yathocitam.. 29.63 .. > Hearing that, the great and blessed son of Pārvatī was angered, / and laughing heartily, he addressed Viṣṇu as was fitting: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.64) mayā nirīkṣyate samyakcitrayuddhaṃ mahātmanām.. anibhijño'smyahaṃ viṣṇo kāryākāryavicāraṇe.. 29.64 .. > “I was watching closely the wondrous battle of the great-souled ones. / I am ignorant, O Viṣṇu, in discerning what should and should not be done. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.65) ke'smadīyāḥ pare caiva na jānāmi kathaṃcana.. kimarthaṃ yudhyamānā vai parasparavadhe sthitāḥ.. 29.65 .. > I do not know at all who are ours and who are the others; / why are these fighting, intent on killing one another?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.66) kumārasya vacaḥ śrutvā nārado vākyamabravīt.. 29.66 .. > Hearing Kumāra's words, Nārada spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.67) ..nārada uvāca.. kumāro'si mahābāho śaṃkarasyāṃśasaṃbhavaḥ.. tvaṃ trātā jagatāṃ svāmī devānāṃ ca parā gatiḥ.. 29.67 .. > Nārada said: / “You are Kumāra, O mighty-armed one, born of a portion of Śaṃkara; / you are the protector, the lord of the worlds, and the highest refuge of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.68) tārakeṇa purā vīra tapastaptaṃ sudāruṇam.. yenaiva vijitā devā yena svargastathā jitaḥ.. 29.68 .. > Formerly, O hero, Tāraka performed terrible austerity, / by which alone the gods were conquered, by which heaven was likewise conquered. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.69) tapasā tena cogreṇa ajeyatvamavāptavān.. anenāpi jitaśceṃdro lokapālāstathaiva ca.. 29.69 .. > And through that fierce austerity he obtained invincibility; / by him also Indra was conquered, and likewise the guardians of the worlds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.70) trailokyaṃ ca jitaṃ sarvaṃ hyanenaiva radurātmanā.. tasmāttvayā nihaṃtavyastārakaḥ pāpapūruṣaḥ.. 29.70 .. > And all the three worlds were conquered by this very wicked soul; / therefore you must kill Tāraka, that sinful person. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.71) sarveṣāṃ śaṃ vidhātavyaṃ tvayā nāthena cādya vai.. nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā kumāraḥ prahasanmahān.. vimānā davatīryātha padātiḥ paramo'bhavat.. 29.71 .. > Auspiciousness must be brought to all by you today, the lord!” / Hearing Nārada’s words, the great Kumāra, laughing heartily, / descended from the aerial chariot and became a supreme foot-soldier. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.72) padmyāṃ tadāsau paridhāvamānaḥ śivātmajoyaṃ ca kumārarūpī.. kare samādāya mahāprabhāvāṃ śaktiṃ maholkāmiva dīptiyuktām.. 29.72 .. > Then, running on foot, this son of Śiva in the form of Kumāra, / took in hand his spear of great prowess, like a great blazing meteor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.73) dṛṣṭvā tamāyāṃtamatīva caṃḍamavyaktarūpaṃ balināṃ variṣṭham.. daityo babhāṣe surasattamānamasau kumāro dviṣatāṃ nihaṃtā.. 29.73 .. > Seeing him approaching, exceedingly fierce, of unmanifest form, foremost among the strong, / the Daitya said to the best of gods: “This Kumāra is a slayer of foes! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.74) anena sārddhaṃ hyahameva vīro yotsyāmi sarvānahameva vīrān.. gaṇāṃśca sarvānapi ghātayāmi maheśvarām̐llokapālāṃśca sadyaḥ.. 29.74 .. > I alone, the hero, will fight with him, and I alone \[will fight\] all the heroes; / and I shall forthwith slay all the gaṇas, the great lords, and the guardians of the worlds!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.75) ityevamuktvā satataṃ mahābalaḥ kumāramuddiśya yayau ca yoddham.. jagrāha śaktiṃ paramādbhutāṃ ca sa tārako vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe.. 29.75 .. > Having spoken thus, the exceedingly mighty one constantly advanced toward Kumāra to fight; / he grasped a most wondrous spear, and that Tāraka spoke these words: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.76) ..tāraka uvāca.. kumāro megrataścādya bhavadbhiśca kathaṃ kṛtaḥ.. yūyaṃ gatatrapā devā yeṣāṃ rājā puraṃdaraḥ.. 29.76 .. > Tāraka said: / “Why has Kumāra been placed before me today by you? / You are shameless gods whose king is Puraṃdara! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.77) purā yena kṛtaṃ karma viditaṃ sarvameva tat.. prasuptāścārdditā garbhe jaṭharasthā nipātitāḥ.. 29.77 .. > What deed was done by him formerly—all that is known: / while sleeping, they were tortured in the womb, and those within the belly were struck down. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.78) kaśyapasyātmajenaiva bahurūpo hato'suraḥ.. namuciśca hato vīro vṛtraścaiva tathā hataḥ.. 29.78 .. > By that son of Kaśyapa alone the multiform Asura was slain; / and the heroic Namuci was slain, and likewise Vṛtra was slain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.79) kumāraṃ haṃtumosau deveṃdro balaghātakaḥ.. kumāro'yaṃ mayā devā ghātitodya na saṃśayaḥ.. 29.79 .. > That Deveṃdra, the slayer of Bala, \[has now sent\] Kumāra to be slain! / This Kumāra has been slain by me today, O gods, of this there is no doubt! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.80) purā hatāstvayā viprā dakṣayajñe hyanekaśaḥ.. tatkarmaṇaḥ phalaṃ cādya vīrabhadra mahāmate.. darśayiṣyāmi te vīra raṇe raṇaviśārada.. 29.80 .. > Formerly, brahmins were slain in large numbers by you at Dakṣa's sacrifice; / today, O great-minded Vīrabhadra, hero skilled in battle, / I shall show you the fruit of that deed in battle!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.81) ityevamuktvā sa tadā mahātmā daityādhipo vīravaraḥ sa ekaḥ.. jagrāha śaktiṃ paramādbhutāṃ ca sa tārako yuddhavidāṃ variṣṭhaḥ.. 29.81 .. > Having spoken thus, that great-souled sovereign of the Daityas, the one foremost among heroes, / that Tāraka, best of those skilled in warfare, grasped a most wondrous spear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.82) iti paramaruṣabhibhūto dititanayaḥ parīvṛto'sureṃdraiḥ.. yudhi matimakarottadā nihaṃtuṃ samaravijayī sa tārako balīyān.. 29.82 .. > Overpowered by supreme wrath, that son of Diti, surrounded by lords of the Asuras, / that powerful Tāraka, victorious in battle, then set his mind on slaying in battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.27.82\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27.82_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṇḍe śivaśāstre suratārakāsurasaṃgrāmavarṇanaṃnāmaikonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 29 .. cha .. > Thus ends the twenty-ninth chapter, entitled “Description of the Battle between the Gods and Tārakāsura”, in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Śivaśāstra, in the first Māheśvarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.27.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.27) · Pramāṇa