Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
नानावीर्यान्महावीर्यान्नानायुधविभूषणान् । बहुलत्वान्न शक्यंते संख्यातुं ते च फाल्गुन
nānāvīryānmahāvīryānnānāyudhavibhūṣaṇān | bahulatvānna śakyaṃte saṃkhyātuṃ te ca phālguna
ते नानाविध सामर्थ्यांनी युक्त, महावीर आणि विविध आयुधांनी विभूषित होते; त्यांची संख्या इतकी प्रचंड होती की, हे फाल्गुन, ती मोजता येत नाही।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced); vocative 'Phālguna' retained from received verse
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: A sweeping panorama of Skanda’s attendants: countless warriors with varied śakti, armor, ornaments, and weapons, presented as beyond counting, addressed to Arjuna.
FAQs
Divine support for Dharma is immeasurable—Skanda’s protectors symbolize limitless spiritual and moral force.
None; the verse is a magnifying description of Skanda’s vast retinue.
None.