Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
ताडनाच्च समुद्भूतो वीरभद्रो महायशाः । तथा काली समुत्पन्ना भूतकोटिभिरावृता
tāḍanācca samudbhūto vīrabhadro mahāyaśāḥ | tathā kālī samutpannā bhūtakoṭibhirāvṛtā
De ce coup naquit l’illustre Vīrabhadra; de même jaillit Kālī, entourée de crores de bhūtas, les légions d’esprits.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (Naimiṣa/other) per Purāṇic convention
Scene: From Rudra’s fierce act, Vīrabhadra erupts—radiant, armed, towering—while Kālī manifests beside him, dark and formidable, encircled by innumerable bhūtas with drums, skull-garlands, and wild hair; the air trembles with ash and sparks.
FAQs
When dharma is affronted, divine energies manifest as protective forces—Vīrabhadra and Kālī embody righteous retribution.
The verse occurs within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography; it supports the Śaiva-mahātmya atmosphere of the Kedāra region rather than naming a specific tīrtha here.
None; it narrates the manifestation of divine beings.