Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 135
ततः करं समुद्यम्य प्राहेन्द्रो देवसंगमे । हरांगरुद्धवामार्द्ध यावद्देवी गिरेः सुता
tataḥ karaṃ samudyamya prāhendro devasaṃgame | harāṃgaruddhavāmārddha yāvaddevī gireḥ sutā
তেতিয়া ইন্দ্ৰই হাত উঠাই দেৱসমাজত ক’লে—হে গিৰিৰাজ-সুতা দেৱী, যাৰ বাম অৰ্ধ হৰৰ অঙ্গে আলিঙ্গিত।
Indra
Scene: Indra in a celestial assembly raises his hand to speak; before him stands (or is envisioned) Girijā as Ardhanārīśvara-associated—Devī whose left half is embraced/contained by Hara’s body—surrounded by devas and gaṇas in a luminous sabhā.
FAQs
It situates the narrative in the divine assembly, emphasizing Śiva-Śakti’s inseparable presence and cosmic authority.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a deva-sabhā narrative moment.
None; it is a narrative description of Indra addressing the Goddess.