Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
भृगुणाचारितः शीघ्रमुच्चाटनपरेण हि । तदा गणाः सुरैः सार्धं युयुधुस्ते गणान्विताः
bhṛguṇācāritaḥ śīghramuccāṭanapareṇa hi | tadā gaṇāḥ suraiḥ sārdhaṃ yuyudhuste gaṇānvitāḥ
Von Bhṛgu rasch angetrieben—denn er war darauf aus, sie zu vertreiben—kämpften damals die Gaṇas, von ihren eigenen Scharen begleitet, zusammen mit den Göttern.
Lomaśa (narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bhṛgu’s urging sets armies in motion; Śiva’s gaṇas surge forward with their own cohorts, meeting the Devas in a tightening ring of combat near the Himalayan sacred ground.
FAQs
When dharma is clouded by hostility, even sages can become instigators; the Purāṇas caution against anger-driven action.
Within Kedāra Khaṇḍa’s Kedārakṣetra framework; this verse is narrative rather than tīrtha-māhātmya.
None; it depicts the outbreak of battle between devas and gaṇas.