[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) › 1.3.28 # Skandapurana 1.3.28: adhyāyaḥ 30 Skandapurāṇa 1.3.28 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### adhyāyaḥ 30 ### [1.3.28.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.1) ..lomaśa uvāca.. valgamānaṃ tamāyāṃtaṃ tārakā suramojasā.. ājaghāna ca vajreṇa iṃdro matimatāṃ varaḥ.. 30.1 .. > Lomaśa said: / As Tārakāsura came bounding along in his might, / Indra, best among the wise, struck him with his thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.2) tena vajraprahāreṇa tārako vihvalīkṛtaḥ patito'pi samutthāya śaktyā taṃ prāharaddvipam.. 30.2 .. > Overwhelmed by that blow of the thunderbolt, Tāraka, / though fallen, rose up and struck his elephant with a spear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.3) puraṃdaraṃ gajasthaṃ hi apātayā bhūtale.. hāhākāro mahānāsītpatite ca puraṃdare.. 30.3 .. > He caused Puraṃdara, mounted on his elephant, to fall to the earth; / and when Puraṃdara fell, there was a great cry of woe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.4) tārakeṇāpi tatraiva yatkṛtaṃ tacchṛṇu prabho.. patitaṃ ca padākramya hastādvajraṃ pragṛhya ca.. 30.4 .. > Hear also what was done right there by Tāraka, O lord! / Stepping with his foot upon the fallen one and seizing the thunderbolt from his hand, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.5) hataṃ deveṃdramālokya tārako ripusūdanaḥ.. vajraghātena mahatā'tāḍayattu puraṃdaram.. 30.5 .. > seeing Deveṃdra struck down, Tāraka, the slayer of foes, / struck Puraṃdara with a mighty blow of the thunderbolt. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.6) triśūlamudyamya mahābalastadā sa vīrabhadro ruṣitaḥ puraṃdaram.. saṃrakṣamāṇo hi jaghāna tārakaṃ śūlena daityaṃ ca mahāprabheṇa.. 30.6 .. > Raising his trident, the exceedingly mighty Vīrabhadra then, enraged, / protecting Puraṃdara, struck the Daitya Tāraka with the trident of great splendour. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.7) śūlaprahārābhihato nipapāta mahītale.. patito'pi mahātejāstārakaḥ punarutthitaḥ.. 30.7 .. > Struck by the blow of the trident, he fell onto the surface of the earth; / yet though fallen, Tāraka of great splendour rose up again. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.8) jaghāna parayā śaktyā vīrabhadraṃ tadorasi.. vīrabhadropi patitaḥ śaktighātena tasya vai.. 30.8 .. > With an excellent spear he struck Vīrabhadra in the chest; / and Vīrabhadra also fell from the blow of his spear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.9) sagaṇāścaiva devāśca gaṃdharvoragarākṣasāḥ.. hāhākāreṇa mahatā cukruśuśca punaḥpunaḥ.. 30.9 .. > Then the gods with their gaṇas, and the Gandharvas, serpents, and Rākṣasas, / wailed repeatedly with a great cry of woe. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.10) tadotthitaḥ sahasā mahābalaḥ sa vīrabhadro dviṣatāṃ nihaṃtā.. triśūlamudyamya taḍitprakāśaṃ jājvalyamānaṃ prabhayā niraṃtaram.. svarociṣā bhāsitadigvitānaṃ sūyadubiṃbāgnyuḍumaṇḍalābham.. 30.10 .. > Then the exceedingly mighty Vīrabhadra, slayer of foes, suddenly rose up, / raising his trident that resembled a flash of lightning, continuously blazing with splendour, / illuminating the expanse of the directions with its radiance, resembling the sun’s disc, fire, and the multitude of stars. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.11) triśūlena tadā yāvaddhaṃtukāmo mahābalaḥ.. nivāritaḥ kumāreṇa māvadhīstvaṃ mahāmate.. 30.11 .. > Then, as the exceedingly mighty one wished to kill him with his trident, / he was restrained by Kumāra: “Do not kill him, O great-minded one!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.12) jagarja ca mahātejāḥ kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ.. 30.12 .. > And Kārttikeya of great splendour and immense strength roared. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.13) tadā jayetyabhihito bhūtairākāśasaṃsthitaiḥ.. śaktyā paramayā vīrastārakaṃ haṃtumudyataḥ.. 30.13 .. > Then, addressed with cries of “Victory!” by the beings stationed in the sky, / the heroic one prepared to slay Tāraka with his supreme spear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.14) tārakasya kumārasya saṃgrāmastatra duḥsahaḥ.. jātastato mahāghoraḥ sarvabhūtabhayaṃkaraḥ.. 30.14 .. > Then an unbearable combat took place between Tāraka and Kumāra, / exceedingly dreadful and striking terror into all beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.15) śaktihastau ca tau vīrau yuyudhāte parasparam.. śaktibhyāṃ bhinnahastau tau mahāsāhasasaṃyutau.. 30.15 .. > With spears in hand, the two heroes fought each other; / with their spears their hands were wounded, yet they were endowed with great daring. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.16) parasparaṃ vaṃcayaṃtau siṃhāviva mahābalau.. vaitālikīṃ samāśritya tathā vai khecarīṃ gatim.. 30.16 .. > Eluding each other like two exceedingly strong lions, / resorting to the Vaitālikī posture and likewise the movement in the air, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.17) pārvataṃ matamāśritya śaktyā śaktiṃ nijaghnatuḥ.. ebhirmatairmahāvīrau cakraturyuddhamuttamam.. 30.17 .. > and resorting to the mountainous style of combat, they struck spear against spear; / adopting these tactics, the two great heroes waged an excellent fight. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.18) anyonyasādhakau bhūtvā mahābalaparākramau.. jaghnatuḥ śaktidhārābhī raṇe raṇaviśāradau.. 30.18 .. > Matching one another, possessed of great strength and valour, / skilled in warfare, they struck with the blades of their spears in the battle. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.19) mūrdhni kaṇṭhe tathā bāhvorjānvoścaiva kaṭītaṭe.. vakṣasyurasi pṛṣṭhe ca cicchidatuḥ parasparam.. 30.19 .. > On the head, on the throat, on the arms, on the knees, and on the hips, / on the chest, on the breast, and on the back, they cut one another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.20) tadā tau yudhyamānau ca hantukāmau mahābalau.. prekṣakā hyabhavansarve devagandharvaguhyakāḥ.. 30.20 .. > Then, as those two of mighty strength were fighting and seeking to kill \[each other\], / all the gods, gandharvas, and guhyakas became spectators. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.21) ūcuḥ parasparaṃ sarve ko'sminyuddhe vijeṣyate.. tadā nabhogatā vāṇī uvāca parisāṃtvya vai.. 30.21 .. > They all said to one another, “Who will be victorious in this battle?” / Then a voice situated in the sky spoke, reassuring them indeed: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.22) tārakaṃ hi surāścādya kumāro'yaṃ haniṣyati.. mā śocyatāṃ surāḥ sarvaiḥ sukhena sthīyatāṃ divi.. 30.22 .. > “O gods, today this Kumāra will surely slay Tāraka. / Let no gods grieve; let everyone abide happily in heaven.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.23) śrutvā tadā tāṃ gagane samīritāṃ tadaiva vācaṃ pramathaiḥ parītaḥ.. kumārakastaṃ prati haṃtukāmo daityādhipaṃ tārakamugrarūpam.. 30.23 .. > Then, having heard that voice uttered in the sky at that very moment, surrounded by the pramathas, / the young boy, desiring to slay him, turned toward that ruler of daityas, Tāraka of terrifying form. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.24) śaktyā tayā mahābāhurājaghāna stanāṃtare.. tārakaṃ hyasuraśreṣṭhaṃ kumāro balavattaraḥ.. 30.24 .. > The mighty-armed Kumāra, the more powerful one, struck with that spear / Tāraka, the foremost of the asuras, in the chest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.25) taṃ prahāramanā dṛtya tārako daityapuṃgavaḥ.. kumāraṃ cā'pi saṃkruddhaḥ svaśaktyā cājaghāna vai.. 30.25 .. > Disregarding that blow, Tāraka, the bull among daityas, / became enraged and struck Kumāra indeed with his own spear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.26) tena śaktiprahāreṇa śāṃkarirmūrcchito'bhavat.. muhūrtāccetanāṃ prāptaḥ stūyamāno maharṣibhiḥ.. 30.26 .. > By that blow of the spear, the son of Śaṃkara swooned; / after a moment, being praised by the great ṛṣis, he regained consciousness. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.27) yathā siṃho madonmatto haṃtukāmastathaiva ca.. kumārastārakaṃ daityamājaghāna pratāpavān.. 30.27 .. > Just like a lion intoxicated with rut wishing to kill, even so / the glorious Kumāra struck the daitya Tāraka. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.28) evaṃ paraspareṇaiva kumāraścaiva tārakaḥ.. yuyudhāte'tisaṃrabdhau śaktiyuddhaparāyaṇau.. 30.28 .. > In this way, Kumāra and Tāraka / fought each other with great fury, devoted to the spear duel. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.29) abhyāsaparamāvāstāmanyonyavijigīṣayā.. tathā tau yudhyamānau ca citrarūpau tapasvinau.. 30.29 .. > Devoted to their practice, they stood wishing to conquer each other; / thus the two of wondrous form, full of austerity, fought on. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.30) dhārābhiśca aṇībhīśca suprayuktau ca jaghnatuḥ.. avalokaparāḥ sarve devagandharvakinnarāḥ.. 30.30 .. > With blades and points well employed, they struck \[each other\]; / all the gods, gandharvas, and kinnaras were intent on watching. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.31) vismayaṃ paramaṃ prāptā nocuḥ kiṃcana tasya vai.. na vavau ca tadāvāyurniṣprabho'bhūddivākaraḥ.. 30.31 .. > Filled with the utmost amazement, they said nothing at all to him; / and the wind did not blow then, and the sun lost its splendor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.32) himālayo'tha meruśca śvetakūṭaśca darduraḥ.. malayo'tha mahāśailo maināko viṃdhyaparvataḥ.. 30.32 .. > Then Himālaya, Meru, Śvetakūṭa, Dardura, / Malaya the great mountain, Maināka, Mount Vindhya, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.33) lokālokau mahāśailau mānasottaraparvataḥ.. kailāso mandaro mālyo gandhamādana eva ca.. 30.33 .. > the two great mountains Lokāloka, Mount Mānasottara, / Kailāsa, Mandara, Mālya, and Gandhamādana, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.34) udayādrirmaheṃdraśca tathaivāstagirirmahān.. 30.34 .. > the mountain of sunrise, Mahendra, and likewise the great mountain of sunset— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.35) ete cānye ca bahavaḥ parvatāśca mahāprabhāḥ.. snehārdditāstadājagmuḥ kumāraṃ ca parīpsavaḥ.. 30.35 .. > these and many other mountains of great splendor, / overwhelmed with affection, came then, desiring to protect Kumāra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.36) tataḥ sa dṛṣṭvā tānsarvānbhayabhītāṃśca śāṃkariḥ.. parvatāngirijāputro babhāṣe pratibodhayan.. 30.36 .. > Then, seeing all those mountains terrified with fear, / the son of Śaṃkara, the son of the Mountain's daughter, spoke, reassuring them: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.37) ..kumāra uvāca.. mā khidyata mahābhāgā mā ciṃtā kriyatāṃ nagāḥ.. ghātayāmyadya pāpiṣṭhaṃ sarveṣāmiha paśyatām.. 30.37 .. > Kumāra said: / “Do not despair, O blessed ones! Do not worry, O mountains! / Today I shall slay this most sinful one while everyone looks on here.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.38) evaṃ samāśvāsya tadā manasvī tānparvatāndevagaṇaiḥ sametān.. praṇamya śaṃbhuṃ manasā haripriyaḥ svāṃ mātaraṃ caiva nataḥ kumāraḥ.. 30.38 .. > Having thus comforted those mountains along with the hosts of gods, / Kumāra, the wise one dear to Hari, bowed in his mind to Śambhu and bowed down to his own mother. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.39) kārttikeyastataḥ śaktyā nicakarta ripoḥ śiraḥ.. tacchiro nipapātorvyāṃ tārakasya ca tatkṣaṇāt.. evaṃ sa jayamāpede kārttikeyo mahāprabhuḥ.. 30.39 .. > Then Kārttikeya severed the enemy's head with his spear; / at that instant, that head of Tāraka fell upon the earth; / thus did Kārttikeya, the great lord, attain victory. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.40) dadṛśustaṃ suragaṇā ṛṣayo guhyakāḥ khagāḥ.. kiṃnarāścāraṇāḥ sarpāstathā caivāpsaro gaṇāḥ.. 30.40 .. > The hosts of gods, the ṛṣis, guhyakas, birds, / kinnaras, cāraṇas, serpents, and likewise troops of apsarases saw him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.41) harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭāstuṣṭuvustaṃ kumārakam.. vidyādharyaśca nanṛturgāyakāśca jagustadā.. 30.41 .. > Overcome with great joy, they praised that Kumāra; / vidyādharīs danced, and singers sang at that time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.42) evaṃ vijayamāpannaṃ dṛṣṭvā sarve mudā yutāḥ.. tato harṣātsamāgamya svāṃkamāropya cātmajam.. 30.42 .. > Seeing him thus victorious, everyone was filled with joy; / then, having approached out of joy and placed her son upon her lap, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.43) pariṣvajya tu gāḍhena girijāpi tutoṣa vai.. svotsaṃge ca samāropya kumāraṃ sūryavarcasam.. 30.43 .. > and embracing him tightly, the Mountain's daughter rejoiced indeed; / placing upon her lap Kumāra, who possessed the radiance of the sun, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.44) lālayāmāsa tanvaṃgī pārvatī rucirekṣaṇā.. ṛṣībhiḥ satkṛtaḥ śaṃbhuḥ pārvatyā sahitastadā.. 30.44 .. > Pārvatī of slender limbs and charming eyes fondled him; / Śambhu, honored by the ṛṣis together with Pārvatī at that time, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.45) āryāsanagatā sādhvī śuśubhe mitabhāṣiṇī.. saṃstūyamānā munibhiḥ siddhacāraṇapannagaiḥ.. 30.45 .. > and the virtuous woman seated upon the noble seat, speaking measured words, shone, / being praised by the munis, siddhas, cāraṇas, and pannagas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.46) nīrājitā tadā devaiḥ pārvatī śaṃbhunā saha.. kumāreṇa sahaivātha śomamānā tadā satī.. 30.46 .. > Then Pārvatī, with Śambhu, was venerated with the waving of lights by the gods; / and with Kumāra, the virtuous lady shone then. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.47) himālayastadāgatya putraiśca parivāritaḥ.. mervādyaiḥ parvataiścaiva stūyamānaḥ paro'bhavat.. 30.47 .. > Then Himālaya, having arrived surrounded by his sons / and being praised by Meru and other mountains, became supreme. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.48) tadā devagaṇāḥ sarva indrādya ṛṣibhiḥ saha.. puṣpavarṣeṇa mahāta vavarṣuramitadyutim.. kumāramagrataḥ kṛtvā nīrājanaparā babhuḥ.. 30.48 .. > Then all the hosts of gods, Indra and the others together with the ṛṣis, / rained a great shower of flowers upon him of boundless splendor; / placing Kumāra at their head, they were intent on waving lights before him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.49) gītavāditraghoṣeṇa brahmaghoṣeṇa bhūyasā.. saṃstūyamāno vividhaiḥ sūktairvedavidāṃ varaiḥ.. 30.49 .. > With the sound of songs and musical instruments, and the loud roar of Vedic chanting, / he was praised with various hymns by the foremost of the knowers of the Vedas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.50) kumāravijayaṃnāma caritraṃ paramādbhutam.. sarvapāpaharaṃ divyaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ nṛṇām.. 30.50 .. > This supremely wondrous narrative called ‘The Victory of Kumāra’ / removes all sins, is divine, and grants all desires to mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.51) ye kīrttayaṃti śucayo'mitabhāgyayuktāścānaṃtyarūpamajarāmaramādadhānāḥ.. kaumāravikramamahātmyamudārametadānaṃdadāyakamanorthakaraṃ nṛṇāṃ hi.. 30.51 .. > Those pure people who, endowed with boundless fortune, proclaim this noble / greatness of Kumāra's valor, which assumes an infinite, ageless, and immortal form, indeed brings delight and fulfills the desires of men. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.52) yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi kumārasya mahātmanaḥ.. caritaṃ tārakākhyaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ samucyate.. 30.52 .. > Whoever reads or hears this deed of the great-souled Kumāra, / known by the name of Tāraka, is released from all sins. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.3.28.52\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28.52_1) iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ prathame māheśvarakhaṇḍe kedārakhaṃḍe śivaśāstre tārakāsuravadhapūrvakaṃ svāmikārttikeyavijayotsavavarṇanaṃ nāma triṃśo'dhyāyaḥ.. 30 .. > Thus ends the thirtieth chapter, named ‘Description of the Festival of Victory of Lord Kārttikeya Preceded by the Slaying of the Asura Tāraka,’ in the Śiva-śāstra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the first section, the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa of eighty-one thousand verses. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.1.3.28.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.1.3.28) · Pramāṇa