Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
तस्यारक्षद्भवः पार्श्वं दक्षिणं चैव तं हरिः । पृष्ठे च पार्षदास्तस्य कोटिशोऽर्बदशस्तथा
tasyārakṣadbhavaḥ pārśvaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ caiva taṃ hariḥ | pṛṣṭhe ca pārṣadāstasya koṭiśo'rbadaśastathā
त्याच्या बाजूचे रक्षण भव (शिव) करीत होते आणि उजव्या बाजूचे रक्षण हरि (विष्णु) करीत होते; तसेच पाठीमागे त्याचे पार्षद कोटींनी व अर्बुदांनी उभे होते।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages
Scene: Skanda advances with a protective formation: Bhava guarding one flank, Hari guarding the right; behind, innumerable gaṇas/attendants in vast ranks, forming a divine battle-array.
FAQs
When dharma must be reestablished, divine powers unite—Śiva and Viṣṇu together support Skanda’s mission.
None; the verse emphasizes theological unity (Hari–Hara) rather than sacred geography.
None.