Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं देवविष्णुपुरःसरैः । आदित्यैर्वसुभी रुद्रैरश्विभ्यां च तथाऽपरैः
sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ devaviṣṇupuraḥsaraiḥ | ādityairvasubhī rudrairaśvibhyāṃ ca tathā'paraiḥ
He arrived along with all the hosts of gods—led in front by Deva Viṣṇu—together with the Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the two Aśvins, and other divine beings as well.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)
Scene: A vast celestial procession: Viṣṇu at the forefront, followed by radiant Ādityas, dignified Vasus, fierce yet auspicious Rudras, and other devas—descending like a river of light toward Maheśvara’s venue.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld when divine powers act in harmony; sectarian boundaries dissolve in the presence of a sacred event centered on Maheśvara.
The verse describes the divine assembly within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the particular tīrtha is not named in this line.
No explicit ritual instruction appears; the focus is on the gathering of divine groups attending the event.