There, formerly Soma himself, O emperor, had celebrated the Rajasuya sacrifice. The great Atri, that foremost of Brahmanas, endued with great intelligence, became the sacrificial priest in that grand sacrifice. Upon the termination of that sacrifice, a great battle took place between the gods and the Danavas, the Daityas and the Rakshasas. That fierce battle known after the name of the Asura Taraka. In that battle Skanda killed Taraka.
यत्रायजद् राजसूयेन सोमः साक्षात् पुरा विधिवत् पार्थिवेन्द्रः। अत्रिीमान् विप्रमुख्यो बभूव होता यस्मिन् ऋतुमुख्ये महात्मा॥ यस्यान्तेऽभूत् सुमहद् दानवानां दैतेयानां राक्षसानां च देवैः। यस्मिन् युद्धं तारकाख्यं सुतीव्र यत्र स्कन्दस्तारकाख्यं जघान॥