Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
आदित्या वसवो विश्वे मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि । गंधर्वा राक्षसा यक्षाः सकिंनरमहोरगाः
ādityā vasavo viśve marutaścāśvināvapi | gaṃdharvā rākṣasā yakṣāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ
Los Ādityas, los Vasus, los Viśve-devas, los Maruts y también los dos Aśvins; los Gandharvas, los Rākṣasas, los Yakṣas, junto con los Kiṃnaras y las grandes serpientes (Nāgas), todos se congregaron.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A vast gathering: Ādityas, Vasus, Viśve-devas, Maruts, Aśvins, Gandharvas, Rākṣasas, Yakṣas, Kiṃnaras, and Mahoragas—arrayed in distinct groups, each with characteristic forms and insignia.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by a vast, interlinked cosmos of beings—each with a role in the divine order.
None; the verse catalogs classes of beings.
None.