Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
तथा सर्वे सुरगणा लोकपालस्तथाऽपरे विद्याधराश्च गंधर्वाः किंनराप्सरसां गणाः
tathā sarve suragaṇā lokapālastathā'pare vidyādharāśca gaṃdharvāḥ kiṃnarāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ
അതുപോലെ എല്ലാ ദേവഗണങ്ങളും, ലോകപാലകരും മറ്റുള്ളവരും വന്നു—വിദ്യാധരർ, ഗന്ധർവർ, കിന്നരർ, അപ്സരസ്സുകളുടെ സംഘങ്ങളും।
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of ṛṣis/devotees
Scene: A vast celestial congregation over Kedāra: lokapālas in regal armor, vidyādharas hovering with garlands, gandharvas with vīṇās, kiṃnaras singing, apsarases dancing in the sky; the mountains glow as if lit from within.
FAQs
A truly momentous dharmic event is portrayed as cosmic in scope, drawing not only humans but also divine and semi-divine beings.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa context implies Kedāra’s sanctity, shown indirectly by the extraordinary celestial attendance.
No direct prescription; it describes the grand assembly of divine beings.