Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165
ब्रह्मा धर्मो यमश्चाग्निरिंद्रो वरुण एव च
brahmā dharmo yamaścāgniriṃdro varuṇa eva ca
Brahmā, Dharma, Yama, Agni, Indra, dan Varuṇa juga—demikianlah nama-nama yang disebut di sini.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A mandala-like assembly: Brahmā at the top, Dharma with a staff/scroll, Yama with noose, Agni as flame-bodied, Indra with vajra, Varuṇa with pāśa and water-pot; they stand as witnesses around a central sacred grove emblem.
FAQs
It invokes major cosmic authorities—creation, law, death, fire, sovereignty, and waters—supporting the sacredness of the described tīrtha context.
The verse itself lists deities without naming the site; it belongs to a larger passage praising a sacred confluence/region.
None directly; it functions as an enumerative identification within the māhātmya narrative.