Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44
नूनमस्य भवेन्माता सा गौरीति शिवः पिता । अक्षौहिणीनां नवकं जिगायानंतशक्तिधृक्
nūnamasya bhavenmātā sā gaurīti śivaḥ pitā | akṣauhiṇīnāṃ navakaṃ jigāyānaṃtaśaktidhṛk
«لا ريب أن أمه غوري، وأباه شيفا؛ إذ إنه، حاملاً قوةً لا حدّ لها، قد قهر تسعَ أكشوهينياتٍ من الجيوش.»
Narrator reporting onlookers’ conclusion (context not specified in snippet)
Scene: The hero is envisioned with a radiant aura; above or behind him, symbolic presence of Gaurī and Śiva (or their emblems) confirms divine parentage; the defeated massed armies are shown as nine akṣauhiṇīs subdued.
FAQs
When dharma is upheld through extraordinary strength, it is seen as the grace and lineage of Śiva-Śakti.
No specific sacred geography is stated in this verse.
None; this verse is an attribution of divine parentage and martial victory.