Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधराश्च ये । गुह्यकाः किंनरा दैत्या राक्षसा उरगास्तथा
gandharvāpsarasaścaiva siddhavidyādharāśca ye | guhyakāḥ kiṃnarā daityā rākṣasā uragāstathā
সেখানে গন্ধর্ব ও অপ্সরা, সিদ্ধ ও বিদ্যাধর, গুহ্যক ও কিন্নর, এবং দৈত্য, রাক্ষস ও উরগ (নাগ) সকলেই উপস্থিত ছিল।
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A vast celestial hall filled with varied beings: musicians (gandharvas) with instruments, apsarases dancing, siddhas hovering, vidyādharas with garlands, guhyakas as guardians, kiṃnaras half-human, daityas and rākṣasas standing formidable yet attentive, nāgas coiled with jeweled hoods.
FAQs
Purāṇas depict a layered cosmos where many classes of beings participate in divine events and teachings.
None; it is a cosmological enumeration within the story frame.
None.