Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
तत्र भूतान्यनेकानि विरूपाणि सहस्रशः । तैः समेताग्रतश्चंडी जगाम विकृतानना
tatra bhūtānyanekāni virūpāṇi sahasraśaḥ | taiḥ sametāgrataścaṃḍī jagāma vikṛtānanā
Di sana muncul beribu-ribu makhluk bhūta yang cacat dan ganjil rupanya. Dengan mereka di barisan hadapan, Caṇḍī yang berwajah mengerikan pun melangkah maju.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A surge of thousands of grotesque spirits fills the scene—twisted forms, wild hair, strange faces—yet ordered as a vanguard before Caṇḍī, who advances with dreadful composure.
FAQs
Even the wild and uncanny forces of existence are integrated under divine governance, serving dharma in Śiva’s domain.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred terrain, portrayed as a realm where Śiva’s gaṇas and śaktis move openly.
None; it is narrative description of the divine entourage.