Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
भद्रकाली तथा भद्रा त्वरिता वैष्णवी तथा । नवदुर्गादिसहितो भूतानां च गणो महान्
bhadrakālī tathā bhadrā tvaritā vaiṣṇavī tathā | navadurgādisahito bhūtānāṃ ca gaṇo mahān
Turut datang Bhadrakālī, Bhadrā, Tvaritā dan Vaiṣṇavī; serta rombongan makhluk yang amat besar, disertai Navadurgā dan yang lainnya.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/seekers
Scene: A swelling procession of Devī-forms—Bhadrakālī, Bhadrā, Tvaritā, Vaiṣṇavī—arrives with the Navadurgās and a vast gaṇa-host, suggesting a cosmic militia entering the narrative space.
FAQs
The Divine operates through many forms and energies; protective and corrective powers assemble to uphold dharma.
The Kedāra region is the textual setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse is a catalogue of divine forces.
None explicitly; the verse supports devotion to Devī-forms within a Śaiva Purāṇic frame.