Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
इंद्रो हि गजमारूढो मृगारूढः सदागतिः । यमो महिषमारूढो यमदंडसमन्वितः
iṃdro hi gajamārūḍho mṛgārūḍhaḥ sadāgatiḥ | yamo mahiṣamārūḍho yamadaṃḍasamanvitaḥ
ইন্দ্র গজে আরূঢ়; সদাগতি বায়ু মৃগে আরূঢ়; আর যম মহিষে আরূঢ়, যমদণ্ড ধারণ করে (প্রস্তুত রইল)।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra astride his elephant, Vāyu on a deer, and Yama on a buffalo holding his staff—deities poised for action in a charged, sacred battlefield.
FAQs
Even the highest devas, with their powers and insignia, become participants in dharma’s unfolding when Śiva’s will manifests.
Not explicit in this verse; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context frames the Shaiva sacred narration.
None.
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