Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
कोटिकोटिभिरेवैकः कुंडकः कुंभकस्तथा । विष्टंभोऽष्टाभिरेवेह गणपः सर्वसत्तमः
koṭikoṭibhirevaikaḥ kuṃḍakaḥ kuṃbhakastathā | viṣṭaṃbho'ṣṭābhireveha gaṇapaḥ sarvasattamaḥ
ກຸນດະກະ ແຕ່ຜູ້ດຽວ ມີຜູ້ຕິດຕາມເປັນກໂກຕິຊ້ອນກໂກຕິ, ແລະ ກຸມພະກະ ກໍເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ. ທີ່ນີ້ ວິສຕັມພະ ມາດ້ວຍແປດກອງ—ເປັນຄະນະປະ (gaṇapa) ຜູ້ດີເລີດກວ່າສັດທັງປວງ.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Kuṃḍaka and Kuṃbhaka appear as towering gaṇa-lords with endless ranks behind them like waves; Viṣṭambha, the eminent gaṇapa, arrives with eight companies, depicted as a stabilizing, ‘supporting’ force (stambhana imagery).
FAQs
Greatness in the Śaiva cosmos is measured by service and spiritual stature—gaṇa leaders embody disciplined devotion.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on Śiva’s retinue.
None.