Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
इंद्रो हि गजमारूढो मृगारूढः सदागतिः । यमो महिषमारूढो यमदंडसमन्वितः
iṃdro hi gajamārūḍho mṛgārūḍhaḥ sadāgatiḥ | yamo mahiṣamārūḍho yamadaṃḍasamanvitaḥ
Indra, montado en su elefante; Vāyu, el siempre móvil, montado en un ciervo; y Yama, montado en un búfalo y portando el cetro del castigo—todos quedaron listos.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra astride his elephant, Vāyu on a deer, and Yama on a buffalo holding his staff—deities poised for action in a charged, sacred battlefield.
FAQs
Even the highest devas, with their powers and insignia, become participants in dharma’s unfolding when Śiva’s will manifests.
Not explicit in this verse; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context frames the Shaiva sacred narration.
None.