Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
नानाभरणवेषास्ता नानामूर्तिधरास्तथा । नानाभाषायुधधराः परिवव्रुस्तदा गुहम्
nānābharaṇaveṣāstā nānāmūrtidharāstathā | nānābhāṣāyudhadharāḥ parivavrustadā guham
Adorned with diverse ornaments and attire, bearing many forms, speaking in many tongues and wielding many weapons, they then surrounded Guha (Skanda) on all sides.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A swirling ring of attendants around Skanda—each with distinct ornaments, costumes, faces, weapons; speech bubbles implied as many tongues; a sense of protective encirclement.
FAQs
When Dharma’s commander is established, divine forces unite in disciplined protection—unity in diversity becomes a sacred power.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the martial-sacral narrative around Guha (Skanda).
None; it is a descriptive narrative of divine attendance and protection.