Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
गणनाथं शंभुसुतं कार्त्तिकेयं तथैव च । इन्द्रं वज्रधरं चैव जयंतं चन्द्रसूनुकम्
gaṇanāthaṃ śaṃbhusutaṃ kārttikeyaṃ tathaiva ca | indraṃ vajradharaṃ caiva jayaṃtaṃ candrasūnukam
ពួកគេក៏បានអញ្ជើញ គណនាថ—ព្រះបុត្រានៃ ឝម្ភុ គឺ ការត្តិកេយ—ផងដែរ; ហើយអញ្ជើញ ព្រះឥន្ទ្រ អ្នកកាន់វជ្រា និង ជយន្ត ព្រះបុត្រានៃ ចន្ទ្រា។
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (deva-āhvāna yajña precinct)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the yajña, Gaṇanātha (Gaṇeśa) and Kārttikeya are invoked as Śambhu’s sons; Indra appears with vajra, and Jayanta stands nearby—divine guardians encircle the altar as chants rise.
FAQs
Great rites are upheld through divine participation; invoking deities aligns the ritual with cosmic order.
Dharmāraṇya (context), where major deities are invoked in connection with the ongoing satra.
Devatā-āhvāna (invocation of deities) as part of yajña proceedings.