Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
हेमसिंहध्वजौ देवौ चन्द्रार्कवमितद्युति । कुंभेन चित्रवर्णेन केतुराश्विनयोरभूत्
hemasiṃhadhvajau devau candrārkavamitadyuti | kuṃbhena citravarṇena keturāśvinayorabhūt
दो देवताओं के ध्वजों पर स्वर्ण-सिंह अंकित थे, जिनकी ज्योति चन्द्र और सूर्य के समान थी; और अश्विनीकुमारों का केतु विचित्र-वर्ण वाला कुम्भ था।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A divine battlefield panorama: two deities with standards bearing golden lions, shining like moon and sun; nearby the Aśvin twins’ banner shows a vividly multi-colored kumbha (pitcher), fluttering above chariots amid dust and light.
FAQs
Auspicious emblems (lion, kumbha) communicate divine functions—protection, vitality, and beneficence—within the cosmic order.
No site is mentioned; the focus is symbolic description of divine standards.
None.