Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
तस्मिंश्चैवांतरे पार्थ देवाः शक्रपुरोगमाः । आदित्याद्या ग्रहाः सर्वे लोकपालाश्च संगताः
tasmiṃścaivāṃtare pārtha devāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ | ādityādyā grahāḥ sarve lokapālāśca saṃgatāḥ
À cet instant, ô Pārtha, les dieux conduits par Śakra se rassemblèrent ; toutes les planètes, à commencer par Āditya, ainsi que les Lokapālas, gardiens des directions, se réunirent.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A vast celestial concourse: Indra at the fore, Aditya and other grahas as radiant orbs/personified deities, dikpālas stationed in the eight directions, all converging toward a central sacred event-space.
FAQs
A truly sacred place draws the entire cosmic order—gods, planets, and guardians—affirming its extraordinary sanctity.
The same saṅgama/tīrtha context where divine beings are described as assembling.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the tīrtha’s greatness through the gathering of devas and grahas.