Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
तैर्गणैः संवृता देवी जगाम पितृमंदिरम् । निरीक्ष्य तद्बलं सर्वं महादेवोतिविस्मितः
tairgaṇaiḥ saṃvṛtā devī jagāma pitṛmaṃdiram | nirīkṣya tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ mahādevotivismitaḥ
Von jenen Gaṇas umgeben, begab sich die Göttin zur Wohnstatt ihres Vaters. Als Mahādeva die ganze Macht sah, die sie begleitete, geriet er in großes Staunen.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajña kṣetra (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Devī arrives at her father’s palace/ritual precinct, encircled by a vast gaṇa-host; the assembled power is displayed like an army. Observers—especially Mahādeva (as described)—register astonishment at the magnitude of the force accompanying her.
FAQs
Divine missions carry unseen strength; what appears personal is often backed by cosmic power.
Not a tīrtha; it is the ‘pitṛmandira’ (Dakṣa’s residence) connected to the yajña episode.
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