Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
कोटीनामेव सर्वेषां शेषा गच्छन्तु तत्र च । सहस्राक्षेण संयुक्ताः स्वर्गे स्वपररक्षकाः
koṭīnāmeva sarveṣāṃ śeṣā gacchantu tatra ca | sahasrākṣeṇa saṃyuktāḥ svarge svapararakṣakāḥ
Parmi tous ces crores, que le reste s’en aille là-bas (au Ciel), uni à Celui aux mille yeux ; dans Svarga, qu’ils veillent sur leur propre domaine.
Devas (collective counsel)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast host is divided: some devas remain at the kṣetra; the rest depart with Indra (the Thousand-eyed) to guard Svarga, forming a celestial procession.
FAQs
Dharma assigns roles—some guard the sacred center, others protect the cosmic order elsewhere.
The kṣetra containing the revered liṅga (Amara-liṅga context), contrasted with Svarga as the devas’ abode.
None; it describes divine deployment for protection rather than a human ritual.