Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
आदित्या वसवो विश्वे मरुतश्चाश्विनावपि । गंधर्वा राक्षसा यक्षाः सकिंनरमहोरगाः
ādityā vasavo viśve marutaścāśvināvapi | gaṃdharvā rākṣasā yakṣāḥ sakiṃnaramahoragāḥ
Les Ādityas, les Vasus, les Viśve-devas, les Maruts, et aussi les deux Aśvins ; les Gandharvas, les Rākṣasas, les Yakṣas, avec les Kiṃnaras et les grands serpents (Nāgas), tous s’assemblèrent.
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.