Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
षड्भिः सर्वांतकः श्रीमांस्तथैव विकृताननः । ज्वालाकेशो द्वादशभिः कोटिभिः संवृतो ययौ
ṣaḍbhiḥ sarvāṃtakaḥ śrīmāṃstathaiva vikṛtānanaḥ | jvālākeśo dvādaśabhiḥ koṭibhiḥ saṃvṛto yayau
ଶ୍ରୀମାନ୍ ସର୍ବାନ୍ତକ ଛଅ ଦଳ ସହ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ; ସେହିପରି ବିକୃତାନନ ମଧ୍ୟ। ଜ୍ୱାଳାକେଶ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ କୋଟି ଅନୁଚରରେ ପରିବେଷ୍ଟିତ ହୋଇ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: Sarvāntaka and Vikṛtānana advance with compact, disciplined companies, while Jvālākeśa appears as a blazing-haired leader surrounded by an ocean-like multitude (twelve crores), filling the horizon with banners, sparks, and dust.
FAQs
Śiva’s attendants embody awe-inspiring forms; even the fierce becomes sacred when aligned with dharma under Mahādeva.
No; the verse is part of the catalog of Śiva’s gaṇas rather than a site-māhātmya.
None.