Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
महामदजलस्रावे कामरूपे शतक्रतुः । तस्थौ हिमगिरेः श्रृंगे भानुमानिव दीप्तिमान् । तस्यारक्षत्पदं सव्यं मारुतोऽमितविक्रमः
mahāmadajalasrāve kāmarūpe śatakratuḥ | tasthau himagireḥ śrṛṃge bhānumāniva dīptimān | tasyārakṣatpadaṃ savyaṃ māruto'mitavikramaḥ
وقفَ شتاكراتو (إندرا) على ظهرِ الفيلِ كاماروبا، المتدفّقِ بسيلِ المَدِّ العظيم، على قِمّةِ هِمَغِري، متلألئًا كالشمس؛ وعلى يساره وقفَ ماروتا، ذو البأسِ الذي لا يُقاس، يحرسُ مقامَه.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Himagiri (archetypal)
Type: peak
Scene: Indra, blazing like the sun, stands upon a Himalayan summit while mounted on the rut-streaming elephant Kāmarūpa; at his left stands Maruta, vigilant and powerful, guarding Indra’s position.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through disciplined order and mutual guardianship among divine powers.
A Himalayan peak is described, but no named pilgrimage site is specified in this verse.
None.