Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23
महामदजलस्रावे कामरूपे शतक्रतुः । तस्थौ हिमगिरेः श्रृंगे भानुमानिव दीप्तिमान् । तस्यारक्षत्पदं सव्यं मारुतोऽमितविक्रमः
mahāmadajalasrāve kāmarūpe śatakratuḥ | tasthau himagireḥ śrṛṃge bhānumāniva dīptimān | tasyārakṣatpadaṃ savyaṃ māruto'mitavikramaḥ
महामदजल-धारा बहाने वाले कामरूप गज पर आरूढ़ शतक्रतु (इन्द्र) हिमगिरि के शिखर पर सूर्य-सम दीप्त होकर स्थित थे; और उनके वाम पाद-स्थान की रक्षा अमित-पराक्रमी मारुत कर रहे थे।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Himagiri (archetypal)
Type: peak
Scene: Indra, blazing like the sun, stands upon a Himalayan summit while mounted on the rut-streaming elephant Kāmarūpa; at his left stands Maruta, vigilant and powerful, guarding Indra’s position.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through disciplined order and mutual guardianship among divine powers.
A Himalayan peak is described, but no named pilgrimage site is specified in this verse.
None.