Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4
समंतात्समुपातिष्ठन्रुद्राणां शतकोटयः । तेषां मध्ये समासीनो देवदेवस्त्रिलोचनः
samaṃtātsamupātiṣṭhanrudrāṇāṃ śatakoṭayaḥ | teṣāṃ madhye samāsīno devadevastrilocanaḥ
എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളിലും നിന്ന് രുദ്രന്മാരുടെ ശതകോടികൾ സമുപസ്ഥിതരായി; അവരുടെ മദ്ധ്യേ ദേവദേവനായ ത്രിലോചനൻ ആസീനനായിരുന്നു।
Vāmadeva
Scene: An immeasurable ring of Rudras—fierce yet disciplined—standing in all directions; at the still center sits Devadeva Trilocana, serene and sovereign, his third eye subtly luminous, forming a living mandala.
FAQs
All divine powers and manifestations converge upon and serve the Supreme Śiva, the Lord beyond the hosts.
The broader scene is set at Mount Mandara; the verse emphasizes the divine assembly rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it is descriptive theology and cosmic imagery.