Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
खड्गैश्चापि हताः केचिद्गदाभिश्च विपोथिताः । देवैः पराजिताः सर्वे गणाः शतसहस्रशः
khaḍgaiścāpi hatāḥ kecidgadābhiśca vipothitāḥ | devaiḥ parājitāḥ sarve gaṇāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
Les uns furent abattus par les épées, les autres broyés par les massues. Ainsi, les gaṇas, par centaines de milliers, furent vaincus par les Devas.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After fierce exchanges, gaṇas fall in vast numbers—some cut by swords, others crushed by maces—while Devas stand pressing forward; the scene is grim, dust-laden, and sobering.
FAQs
Power and numbers alone do not guarantee stability; cosmic outcomes shift according to higher forces (mantra, destiny, and divine will).
Kedāra/Kedāranātha’s section frames the episode, but this particular verse focuses on battlefield events rather than tīrtha praise.
None; it is a narrative account of combat.