The Puranas are valuable historical records of India, which were created with the aim of explaining the teachings of the Vedas and Vedanta to the common people and are therefore written in the language of fascinating myths and legends. This book presents to the reader chapters from the Skanda Purana, dedicated to the return of the gods from “exile” after the battle with the asuras and the overthrow of the great asura Taraka, the ruler of the three worlds. This is a wonderful allegory that can have many interpretations and will be of interest to both the general reader and those interested in Vedic culture.