Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
गणास्तत्रायूते द्वे च तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् । ते सर्व ऋषयो देवा इंद्राद्याः समरुद्गणाः
gaṇāstatrāyūte dve ca tadadbhutamivābhavat | te sarva ṛṣayo devā iṃdrādyāḥ samarudgaṇāḥ
तिथे दोन अयुत (वीस हजार) गण होते, ते अद्भुतच वाटत होते. तिथे इंद्र इत्यादी सर्व देव, मरुद्गण आणि ऋषी उपस्थित होते.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: After devastation, a wondrous reversal: two myriads of gaṇas appear; the scene widens to include ṛṣis and devas—Indra with the Maruts—forming a grand celestial congregation.
FAQs
Divine order includes Śiva’s gaṇas and the devas; when dharma is disturbed, cosmic forces converge.
The verse is event-focused (Dakṣa-yajña); Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the broader sacred context.
None; it enumerates the supernatural assembly and presence of divine beings.