Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
एते चान्ये च गणपा असंख्याता महाबलाः । सर्वे सहस्रहस्ताश्च जटामुकुटधारीणः
ete cānye ca gaṇapā asaṃkhyātā mahābalāḥ | sarve sahasrahastāśca jaṭāmukuṭadhārīṇaḥ
हे आणि असे अनेक अन्य गणप—असंख्य व महाबली—तेथे एकत्र झाले. ते सर्व सहस्रहस्त होते आणि जटामुकुट धारण करणारे होते.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A vast, almost uncountable host of gaṇa-leaders fills the horizon; many are depicted with multiple arms (thousand-handed as hyperbole), towering silhouettes, and matted-lock crowns.
FAQs
Śiva’s greatness is expressed through infinite, powerful attendants—suggesting that surrender to Śaṅkara aligns one with an inexhaustible divine guardianship.
No specific site is identified in this verse.
None; it is a visual and devotional description of Śiva’s retinue.