Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
भूतनाथास्तथान्ये च महाकाया महौजसः । कृष्णवर्णास्तथा श्वेताः केचिन्मंडूकसप्रभाः
bhūtanāthāstathānye ca mahākāyā mahaujasaḥ | kṛṣṇavarṇāstathā śvetāḥ kecinmaṃḍūkasaprabhāḥ
আরও অন্যান্য ভূতনাথও ছিলেন—বিশালকায়, মহৌজস্বী; কেউ কৃষ্ণবর্ণ, কেউ শ্বেত, আর কেউ ব্যাঙের মতো দীপ্তিময় আভাযুক্ত।
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A crowd of colossal spirit-lords with varied complexions: some ink-black, some ash-white, others with a moist iridescence like a frog’s skin; their eyes gleam, bodies massive, standing in a twilight liminal space that feels both protective and uncanny.
FAQs
The sacred encompasses diverse appearances; spiritual authority is not limited by outward form, color, or strangeness.
No holy site is mentioned.
None.