Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
केचिद्देवाः स्थिताश्चक्रे केचित्तुण्डाग्रपार्श्वयोः । केचिन्नाभ्यां स्थिता देवाः केचिद्धुर्येषु संस्थिताः
keciddevāḥ sthitāścakre kecittuṇḍāgrapārśvayoḥ | kecinnābhyāṃ sthitā devāḥ keciddhuryeṣu saṃsthitāḥ
काही देव चक्रावर उभे राहिले, काही अग्रभाग व पार्श्वांवर; काही देव नाभीस्थानी (धुरीवर) राहिले आणि काही जुव्यावर स्थित झाले।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: A detailed tableau of deployment: gods stand on the wheels, at the front and sides, at the hub, and upon the yoke—each station guarded, turning the chariot into a living divine mechanism.
FAQs
The cosmos supports the divine mission—each power has its appointed place in the protection of dharma.
No tīrtha is explicitly mentioned; the verse is a descriptive passage within Revā Khaṇḍa’s narrative.
None; it is a structural description of the divine chariot and the gods’ placements.