Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
योजनानां सहस्राणि सहस्रं पिंडतः स्मृतम् । अन्ये च संति बहुशस्तत्र वै केसराचलाः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi sahasraṃ piṃḍataḥ smṛtam | anye ca saṃti bahuśastatra vai kesarācalāḥ
त्याचा पिंड (विस्तार/घनता) हजार-हजार योजन असा स्मृत आहे. आणि तेथे ‘केसराचल’ नावाने प्रसिद्ध असे अनेक इतर पर्वतही आहेत।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kesarācala (collective mountain designation)
Type: peak
Scene: A single colossal mountain-body filling the horizon, annotated as ‘thousand thousands of yojanas’; around it, numerous smaller yet formidable Kesarācala peaks like lion-maned sentinels.
FAQs
The vast scale of creation inspires humility and awe, aligning the listener with dharma through reverent contemplation of the cosmos.
No specific tīrtha; it mentions many mountains, including those called Kesarācala.
None.