Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
योजनानां सहस्राणि सहस्रं पिंडतः स्मृतम् । अन्ये च संति बहुशस्तत्र वै केसराचलाः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi sahasraṃ piṃḍataḥ smṛtam | anye ca saṃti bahuśastatra vai kesarācalāḥ
Sa masse est tenue en mémoire comme mille milliers de yojanas. Et là se trouvent aussi bien d’autres montagnes, en vérité, nommées Kesarācala.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kesarācala (collective mountain designation)
Type: peak
Scene: A single colossal mountain-body filling the horizon, annotated as ‘thousand thousands of yojanas’; around it, numerous smaller yet formidable Kesarācala peaks like lion-maned sentinels.
FAQs
The vast scale of creation inspires humility and awe, aligning the listener with dharma through reverent contemplation of the cosmos.
No specific tīrtha; it mentions many mountains, including those called Kesarācala.
None.