Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
एते चान्ये च राजानः सहाश्वरथकुमजराः । चन्द्रसेनं मृधे जेतुमुद्यमं चक्रुरोजसा
ete cānye ca rājānaḥ sahāśvarathakumajarāḥ | candrasenaṃ mṛdhe jetumudyamaṃ cakrurojasā
ഇവരും മറ്റു പല രാജാക്കളും അശ്വ-രഥ-ഗജസേനകളോടുകൂടി, മഹാബലത്തോടെ യുദ്ധത്തിൽ ചന്ദ്രസേനനെ ജയിക്കുവാൻ ഉത്സാഹത്തോടെ ശ്രമിച്ചു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Ujjayinī/Avanti (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A coalition of kings marshals a fourfold army—horsemen, chariots, and elephant corps—advancing with banners and drums toward Candrasena’s realm.
FAQs
When many powers unite for conquest, the devotee learns the limits of force and the necessity of taking refuge in the Divine.
The conflict targets Ujjayinī (Ujjain), whose Mahākāla will be revealed as the true defender.
No ritual is stated; it describes the military pressure that prompts Candrasena’s later worship.