Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
यमेऽपि स्वगणैः सार्द्धं मरुद्भिश्च सदागतिः । पाथोभिर्वरुणस्तत्र कुबेरो गुह्यकैः सह । ईशोऽपि प्रमथैः सार्द्धं नैरृतो व्याधिभिः सह
yame'pi svagaṇaiḥ sārddhaṃ marudbhiśca sadāgatiḥ | pāthobhirvaruṇastatra kubero guhyakaiḥ saha | īśo'pi pramathaiḥ sārddhaṃ nairṛto vyādhibhiḥ saha
Yama arriva lui aussi avec ses propres serviteurs; et les Maruts, toujours en mouvement, étaient également présents. Varuṇa vint avec les eaux, Kubera avec les Guhyakas, et Īśa avec les Pramathas; Nairṛta vint aussi, escorté de cohortes d’afflictions.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) addressing the sages (deduced)
Scene: A grand cosmic procession: Yama with attendants, Maruts in motion, Varuṇa with surging waters, Kubera with Guhyakas, Īśa with Pramathas, and Nairṛta shadowed by personified afflictions—converging toward a single battlefield.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by the entire cosmic administration—guardians of directions and their powers align to restore balance.
The narrative setting continues toward Antarvedī (Gaṅgā–Yamunā doab), treated as a charged sacred theater for divine action.
No ritual instruction appears; the verse catalogs deities and their accompanying forces.