Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
गणानां कोटयस्तिस्रस्तं यदा पर्यवारयन् । वीरबाहुर्वीरभद्रो वीरसेनश्च भृङ्गिराट्
gaṇānāṃ koṭayastisrastaṃ yadā paryavārayan | vīrabāhurvīrabhadro vīrasenaśca bhṛṅgirāṭ
នៅពេលដែល គណៈរបស់ព្រះឝិវៈ ចំនួនបីកោដិ បានព័ទ្ធជុំវិញព្រះអង្គគ្រប់ទិស នោះមាន វីរបាហុ វីរភទ្រៈ វីរសេន និង ភೃង្គិរាត់ ក្នុងចំណោមពួកគេ។
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya-style narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A vast ring of gaṇas—three crores hyperbolically—encircling Śiva on Kailāsa; named leaders (Vīrabāhu, Vīrabhadra, Vīrasena, Bhṛṅgirāṭ) stand prominent with weapons/insignia, forming a protective mandala.
FAQs
It emphasizes Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty and protection—his sacred presence is accompanied by innumerable divine forces.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this single shloka.
No direct prescription (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) appears in this verse; it is descriptive of Śiva’s attendants.