Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
तथा दुन्दुभयो नेदुः पटहा डिंडिमादयः । तेन शब्देन महताश्लाघ्यमानास्तदा सुराः । लोकपालैश्च सहिता जघ्नुस्ताञ्छिवकिंकरान्
tathā dundubhayo neduḥ paṭahā ḍiṃḍimādayaḥ | tena śabdena mahatāślāghyamānāstadā surāḥ | lokapālaiśca sahitā jaghnustāñchivakiṃkarān
Da dröhnten die Kriegstrommeln—Kesseltrommeln, Schlachttrommeln und Dindima-Trommeln. Von jenem mächtigen Brausen angespornt und ermutigt, erschlugen die Devas zusammen mit den Lokapālas jene Diener Śivas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wall of sound: dundubhi, paṭaha, and dindima drums thunder; Devas with Lokapālas surge forward, striking Śiva’s attendants amid vibrating air and flying dust.
FAQs
Even divine victory can arise from collective resolve and the rallying power of dharma-aligned effort, though it may still be entangled in cosmic conflict.
The broader narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, oriented to Kedāra/Kedāranātha’s sacred landscape, though this verse itself describes the battle scene rather than a direct tīrtha-phala.
None explicitly; the verse is martial narration (war-drums, Devas and Lokapālas attacking Śiva’s attendants).