Seeing the son of Agni grow up, Taraka sought, by various means, to bring about his destruction, but could not do anything to that powerful deity.
वर्धमानं तु तं दृष्ट्वा प्रार्थयामास तारकः। उपायैर्बहुभिर्हन्तुं नाशकच्चापि तं विभुम्॥