Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
तथा भीमाशनिकराः कृष्णवस्त्रा महारथाः । यक्षास्तत्र व्यदृश्यंत मणिभद्रादिकोटिशः
tathā bhīmāśanikarāḥ kṛṣṇavastrā mahārathāḥ | yakṣāstatra vyadṛśyaṃta maṇibhadrādikoṭiśaḥ
Allí también se vieron los Yakṣas—poderosos portadores de terribles rayos, vestidos con ropajes negros, grandes guerreros de carro—por crores, comenzando con Maṇibhadra.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Crores of Yakṣas appear—black-clad, formidable chariot-warriors, brandishing dreadful thunderbolt-like weapons; Maṇibhadra stands prominent as a leader figure amid a dark, glittering host.
FAQs
Even semi-divine guardian beings (Yakṣas) are mobilized for dharma—suggesting that protection of right order spans all realms and classes of beings.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None.