Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
चंडिका वरभगिनी तदा जाता भयावहा । प्रेतासना गता चण्डी सर्पाभरणभूषिता
caṃḍikā varabhaginī tadā jātā bhayāvahā | pretāsanā gatā caṇḍī sarpābharaṇabhūṣitā
അപ്പോൾ വരദായിനിയായ സഹോദരീ ചണ്ഡിക ഭയാവഹയായി പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു. പ്രേതാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്ന ആ ചണ്ഡീ സർപ്പാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതയായിരുന്നു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Caṇḍikā manifests suddenly—terrifying yet regal—seated on a corpse, wearing serpents as ornaments; her presence darkens the air with awe, as attendants gather around her.
FAQs
The fierce form of Devī protects dharma—what appears terrifying is a guardian power aligned with Śiva’s cosmic order.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan sacred sphere, where Śiva and his śakti-retinue are praised in tīrtha narrative.
None directly; it is a descriptive dhyāna-style portrayal of Caṇḍī’s iconography.