Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
साकिनी डाकिनी रौद्रा नवदुर्गास्तथैव च । योगिन्यो यातुदान्यश्च तथा कूष्मांडकादयः । नेदुः पपुः शोणितं च बुभुजुः पिशितं बहु
sākinī ḍākinī raudrā navadurgāstathaiva ca | yoginyo yātudānyaśca tathā kūṣmāṃḍakādayaḥ | neduḥ papuḥ śoṇitaṃ ca bubhujuḥ piśitaṃ bahu
Sākinīs, Ḍākinīs, die Grimmigen und die Neun Durgās; Yoginīs, yātudhānīs und Scharen wie die Kūṣmāṇḍas—brüllten laut, tranken Blut und verschlangen viel Fleisch.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A terrifying chorus: sākinīs and ḍākinīs, raudra yoginīs, the Nine Durgās, yātudhānīs, and kūṣmāṇḍa hosts roar in unison; a night-like battlefield lit by astras, their forms arranged like a moving mandala of fierce protection.
FAQs
Fierce divine energies are shown as guardians of cosmic order; their terribleness signifies the removal of deep-rooted adharma.
The verse appears in Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region); it emphasizes the retinue of power surrounding Śaiva tīrthas rather than naming a single spot.
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