Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
षड्भिः सर्वांतकः श्रीमांस्तथैव विकृताननः । ज्वालाकेशो द्वादशभिः कोटिभिः संवृतो ययौ
ṣaḍbhiḥ sarvāṃtakaḥ śrīmāṃstathaiva vikṛtānanaḥ | jvālākeśo dvādaśabhiḥ koṭibhiḥ saṃvṛto yayau
Славный Сарвантакa выступил с шестью отрядами, и так же Викританана. Джвала-кеша двинулся далее, окружённый двенадцатью крорами спутников.
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.