Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
कुंदाभा दश चैवाश्वा वामदक्षिणतो युताः । पूर्णे शतसहस्रे च योजनानां निशाकरात्
kuṃdābhā daśa caivāśvā vāmadakṣiṇato yutāḥ | pūrṇe śatasahasre ca yojanānāṃ niśākarāt
कुंदासारखे शुभ्र दहा अश्व डाव्या-उजव्या बाजूस जुंपलेले त्या रथास ओढतात। आणि चंद्रापासून पूर्ण एक लक्ष योजन पुढे (ते स्थान आहे)।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A luminous celestial chariot drawn by ten jasmine-white horses yoked symmetrically left and right, moving beyond the Moon into higher spheres; the Moon below appears as a silver disc, with layered heavens above.
FAQs
Celestial imagery is used to cultivate awe and devotion, suggesting that even the heavens operate through divinely appointed order.
No tīrtha is named; the verse is cosmological.
None; it continues a descriptive account of lunar/celestial arrangement.