Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
सेवंतां सकला लोकाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः । गणाश्च विविधा भूमौ मानुषं भावमास्थिताः
sevaṃtāṃ sakalā lokāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ | gaṇāśca vividhā bhūmau mānuṣaṃ bhāvamāsthitāḥ
Que tous les mondes te vénèrent, avec les Siddhas et les ṛṣis suprêmes; et que les innombrables gaṇas, sur la terre, prenant une nature humaine, te servent eux aussi.
Kamalānātha (Brahmā) (deduced from immediate context leading to shloka 41)
Tirtha: Aruṇācala
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand worship scene at Arunachala: humans, siddhas, and sages offer flowers and lamps; Śiva’s gaṇas appear with subtle non-human traits yet adopt human demeanor, blending into the crowd while serving.
FAQs
True sacredness draws worship across realms—humans, sages, and divine hosts alike—showing Aruṇācala’s universal spiritual magnetism.
Aruṇācala, praised as a site worthy of service by beings from all worlds.
Sevā/upāsanā (reverential service and worship) is invoked as the central devotional practice.