Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
षड्भिः सर्वांतकः श्रीमांस्तथैव विकृताननः । ज्वालाकेशो द्वादशभिः कोटिभिः संवृतो ययौ
ṣaḍbhiḥ sarvāṃtakaḥ śrīmāṃstathaiva vikṛtānanaḥ | jvālākeśo dvādaśabhiḥ koṭibhiḥ saṃvṛto yayau
Der ruhmreiche Sarvāntaka rückte mit sechs Scharen vor, ebenso Vikṛtānana. Jvālākeśa zog dahin, umringt von zwölf Krores an Gefolgsleuten.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Sarvāntaka and Vikṛtānana advance with compact, disciplined companies, while Jvālākeśa appears as a blazing-haired leader surrounded by an ocean-like multitude (twelve crores), filling the horizon with banners, sparks, and dust.
FAQs
Śiva’s attendants embody awe-inspiring forms; even the fierce becomes sacred when aligned with dharma under Mahādeva.
No; the verse is part of the catalog of Śiva’s gaṇas rather than a site-māhātmya.
None.