Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
काकपादस्तता षष्ट्या षष्ट्या संतानको गणः । महाबलश्च नवभिर्मधुपिंगश्च पिंगलः
kākapādastatā ṣaṣṭyā ṣaṣṭyā saṃtānako gaṇaḥ | mahābalaśca navabhirmadhupiṃgaśca piṃgalaḥ
കാകപാദൻ, തതാ, സന്താനക ഗണൻ—ഓരോരുത്തനും അറുപത് ഗണങ്ങളോടുകൂടെ വന്നു. മഹാബലൻ ഒമ്പതോടുകൂടെ വന്നു; മധുപിങ്ങൻ പിങ്ങലനോടൊപ്പം വന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Mid-tier commanders arrive with measured contingents: Kākapāda, Tatā, and Saṃtānaka each with sixty; Mahābala with nine; Madhupiṅga with Piṅgala—suggesting specialized squads (scouts, guardians, standard-bearers).
FAQs
It celebrates Śiva’s vast divine retinue, implying that devotion to Śaṅkara is supported by innumerable cosmic forces aligned with dharma.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a gaṇa-catalogue within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa’s celebratory narration.
None here; the verse is descriptive, listing gaṇas and their accompanying numbers.