Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
पातालान्निर्गताः सर्वे तदा तेऽथ सुरासुराः । आजग्मुरतुलं सर्वे मंदरं पर्वतोत्तमम्
pātālānnirgatāḥ sarve tadā te'tha surāsurāḥ | ājagmuratulaṃ sarve maṃdaraṃ parvatottamam
তখন সেই সকল দেব ও অসুর পাতাল থেকে বেরিয়ে, একসঙ্গে, অতুলনীয় মন্দর— পর্বতশ্রেষ্ঠের কাছে উপস্থিত হল।
Deductive (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Mandara Parvata
Type: peak
Scene: Devas and Asuras rise from the subterranean Pātāla and converge upon the majestic Mandara mountain, towering and incomparable.
FAQs
A sacred undertaking often begins with a ‘pilgrimage’ toward the right support—seeking the proper mountain, foundation, or refuge.
Mandara is praised as ‘parvatottama’ (best of mountains); within Kedārakhaṇḍa it functions as a revered mythic landmark.
None; it narrates the assembling and movement toward Mandara.