Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
अनुजग्मुर्महादेवं कोटिशोऽर्बुदशश्च हि । गणाश्च पृष्ठतो जग्मुः शंखवर्णाश्च कोटिशः
anujagmurmahādevaṃ koṭiśo'rbudaśaśca hi | gaṇāśca pṛṣṭhato jagmuḥ śaṃkhavarṇāśca koṭiśaḥ
Ils suivirent Mahādeva par crores—oui, par dizaines de crores. Et derrière Lui marchaient aussi les gaṇas, par crores, resplendissants et blancs comme la conque sacrée.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Mahādeva advances in a grand march; behind him streams an immense host of gaṇas, conch-white and radiant, carrying tridents, drums, and banners, forming a protective, luminous river of attendants.
FAQs
Śiva’s greatness is shown by the immeasurable multitude that serves him—devotion becomes a cosmic force.
No specific site is indicated; the verse is part of a wider Śaiva narrative panorama.
None; the focus is descriptive—praise through enumeration of Śiva’s attendants.