Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
सनकाद्या महात्मानो ये च वैमानिका गणाः । यमेन्द्रवरुणाद्याश्च लोकपाला दिनत्रये
sanakādyā mahātmāno ye ca vaimānikā gaṇāḥ | yamendravaruṇādyāśca lokapālā dinatraye
സനകാദി മഹാത്മാക്കളും സ്വർഗീയ വൈമാനികഗണങ്ങളും; യമൻ, ഇന്ദ്രൻ, വരുണൻ മുതലായ ലോകപാലകരും ആ ത്രിദിനകാലത്ത് അവിടെ സന്നിഹിതരായിരുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A vast celestial court: the four Kumāras at the forefront, behind them vimāna-borne hosts, and the dikpālas—Indra, Yama, Varuṇa and others—standing in their directional regalia, all gathered for a three-day sacred interval.
FAQs
Cosmic order is upheld collectively—by sages, devas, and lokapālas—especially at transitional times, emphasizing governance of dharma at every level.
None named; the verse enumerates cosmic participants who will contextualize later sacred-geography divisions.
None; it is an enumeration of beings present in the narrative frame.