Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
सिद्धा यक्षाः पिशाचाश्च चारणाश्चारणैः सह । आदित्या गुह्यकाश्चैव सा ध्याश्च वसवोऽश्विनौ
siddhā yakṣāḥ piśācāśca cāraṇāścāraṇaiḥ saha | ādityā guhyakāścaiva sā dhyāśca vasavo'śvinau
Siddha, Yakṣa und Piśāca; die Cāraṇa samt ihren Scharen; die Āditya, die Guhyaka, die Sādhya, die Vasu und die beiden Aśvin—auch sie kamen herbei.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast amphitheater-like sacred clearing filled with luminous siddhas, jewel-bearing yakṣas, shadowy piśācas at the periphery, airborne cāraṇas singing, and radiant Ādityas and Aśvins—each group distinct yet oriented toward a single divine center.
FAQs
Śiva’s sacred manifestation is depicted as universally compelling—drawing beings from many cosmic classes, not only humans and sages.
The surrounding narrative situates the event at Mandara; this verse emphasizes the scale of attendance rather than naming a separate tīrtha.
No direct prescription; it supports the māhātmya by portraying a grand, multi-realm congregation.