Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव सिद्धविद्याधराश्च ये । गुह्यकाः किंनरा दैत्या राक्षसा उरगास्तथा
gandharvāpsarasaścaiva siddhavidyādharāśca ye | guhyakāḥ kiṃnarā daityā rākṣasā uragāstathā
ସେଠାରେ ଗନ୍ଧର୍ବ ଓ ଅପ୍ସରା, ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ବିଦ୍ୟାଧର, ଗୁହ୍ୟକ ଓ କିନ୍ନର, ଏବଂ ଦୈତ୍ୟ, ରାକ୍ଷସ ଓ ଉରଗ (ନାଗ) ସମସ୍ତେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିଲେ।
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ
Scene: A vast celestial hall filled with varied beings: musicians (gandharvas) with instruments, apsarases dancing, siddhas hovering, vidyādharas with garlands, guhyakas as guardians, kiṃnaras half-human, daityas and rākṣasas standing formidable yet attentive, nāgas coiled with jeweled hoods.
FAQs
Purāṇas depict a layered cosmos where many classes of beings participate in divine events and teachings.
None; it is a cosmological enumeration within the story frame.
None.