Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
अन्धकं समरे हत्वा देवदेवो महेश्वरः । सहितो देवगन्धर्वैः किन्नरैश्च महोरगैः
andhakaṃ samare hatvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | sahito devagandharvaiḥ kinnaraiśca mahoragaiḥ
بعد أن قتل أندهاكا في ساحة القتال، سار ماهيشڤارا، إله الآلهة، مصحوبًا بالديڤات والغندهرفات والكنّارات وبالعظائم من الناغات (الأفاعي المقدّسة).
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara-tīrtha (contextual emergence)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva after slaying Andhaka, moving in a triumphant procession with Devas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Nāgas—celestial retinue filling the sky above a riverine landscape.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is anchored in divine history: Śiva’s triumph over adharma becomes the source of sacred places.
The narrative is moving toward Kalakaleśvara’s origin on the Narmadā; this verse sets the mythic background.
None; it is mythic narration establishing context.