Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
विदार्य देवानखिलान्पपौ शोणितमद्बुतम् । क्षेत्रपालास्तथा चान्ये भूतप्रमथगुह्यकाः
vidārya devānakhilānpapau śoṇitamadbutam | kṣetrapālāstathā cānye bhūtapramathaguhyakāḥ
त्यांनी सर्व देवांना विदीर्ण करून अद्भुत शोणित पिले; तसेच क्षेत्रपाल आणि अन्य भूत, प्रमथ व गुह्यकगणही उग्र झाले।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Fierce hosts tear through deva ranks; blood is drunk as a wondrous, terrifying spectacle; kṣetra-pālas and gaṇas—bhūtas, pramathas, guhyakas—surge like a storm around the sacred ground.
FAQs
The ferocity of Śiva’s retinue is depicted to stress that dharma’s protection can appear terrifying when it annihilates entrenched opposition.
Kedāra is the broader context; Kṣetrapāla motifs connect to tīrtha-guardianship around Śaiva shrines.
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