Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 38
शकलीकृत्य बहुशः शिलावत्प्रलयानलम् । नंदी च नंदिषेणश्च सोमनंदी महोदरः
śakalīkṛtya bahuśaḥ śilāvatpralayānalam | naṃdī ca naṃdiṣeṇaśca somanaṃdī mahodaraḥ
À maintes reprises, ils mirent en pièces le feu de la dissolution, comme s’il n’était que pierre. S’y trouvaient aussi Nandī, Nandiṣeṇa, Somanandī et Mahodara, puissants chefs parmi les gaṇas de Śiva.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ring of formidable gaṇas around a blazing pralaya-fire, striking and shattering it as if it were stone; Nandī and named leaders stand in front of Kāśī’s luminous skyline and a distant Viśvanātha liṅga aura.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as divinely protected—Śiva’s gaṇas are depicted as overpowering even cosmic-scale threats, affirming unwavering refuge in Śiva’s domain.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) as a whole—its sanctity and supernatural guardianship within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is primarily a narrative listing of Śiva’s gaṇa leaders and their might.