Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
खड्गैश्चापि हताः केचिद्गदाभिश्च विपोथिताः । देवैः पराजिताः सर्वे गणाः शतसहस्रशः
khaḍgaiścāpi hatāḥ kecidgadābhiśca vipothitāḥ | devaiḥ parājitāḥ sarve gaṇāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ
ചിലർ ഖഡ്ഗങ്ങളാൽ വെട്ടിവീണു, ചിലർ ഗദകളാൽ തകർത്തുകളയപ്പെട്ടു; ഇങ്ങനെ ദേവന്മാർ ഗണങ്ങളെ ലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തി।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After fierce exchanges, gaṇas fall in vast numbers—some cut by swords, others crushed by maces—while Devas stand pressing forward; the scene is grim, dust-laden, and sobering.
FAQs
Power and numbers alone do not guarantee stability; cosmic outcomes shift according to higher forces (mantra, destiny, and divine will).
Kedāra/Kedāranātha’s section frames the episode, but this particular verse focuses on battlefield events rather than tīrtha praise.
None; it is a narrative account of combat.