Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
तथा भीमाशनिकराः कृष्णवस्त्रा महारथाः । यक्षास्तत्र व्यदृश्यंत मणिभद्रादिकोटिशः
tathā bhīmāśanikarāḥ kṛṣṇavastrā mahārathāḥ | yakṣāstatra vyadṛśyaṃta maṇibhadrādikoṭiśaḥ
तेथेही यक्ष दिसून आले—भयंकर वज्रसदृश शस्त्रधारी, काळे वस्त्र परिधान केलेले, महारथी; मणिभद्रापासून आरंभ करून कोट्यवधी संख्येने.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: Crores of Yakṣas appear—black-clad, formidable chariot-warriors, brandishing dreadful thunderbolt-like weapons; Maṇibhadra stands prominent as a leader figure amid a dark, glittering host.
FAQs
Even semi-divine guardian beings (Yakṣas) are mobilized for dharma—suggesting that protection of right order spans all realms and classes of beings.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None.