Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
अन्धकं समरे हत्वा देवदेवो महेश्वरः । सहितो देवगन्धर्वैः किन्नरैश्च महोरगैः
andhakaṃ samare hatvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | sahito devagandharvaiḥ kinnaraiśca mahoragaiḥ
Après avoir terrassé Andhaka au combat, Maheśvara —le Dieu des dieux— s’avança, entouré des Devas, des Gandharvas, des Kinnaras et des grands Nāgas, les serpents sacrés.
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara-tīrtha (contextual emergence)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva after slaying Andhaka, moving in a triumphant procession with Devas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Nāgas—celestial retinue filling the sky above a riverine landscape.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is anchored in divine history: Śiva’s triumph over adharma becomes the source of sacred places.
The narrative is moving toward Kalakaleśvara’s origin on the Narmadā; this verse sets the mythic background.
None; it is mythic narration establishing context.