Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
चतुर्दंष्ट्रैर्गंधवद्भिश्चर्भिर्मेघसन्निभैः । शतहस्तायते कृष्णे तुरंगे हेमभूषणे
caturdaṃṣṭrairgaṃdhavadbhiścarbhirmeghasannibhaiḥ | śatahastāyate kṛṣṇe turaṃge hemabhūṣaṇe
चतुर्दंष्ट्रैर्गन्धवद्भिश्चरैर्मेघसन्निभैः सह, शतहस्तायते कृष्णे हेमभूषणभूषिते तुरङ्गे स समारूढः।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A colossal black horse, impossibly long (‘hundred-hands’), gleaming with golden ornaments. Around/with it are four-tusked, fragrant, cloud-dark creatures—suggesting elephantine or boar-like mythic beasts—forming a terrifying yet majestic mount ensemble.
FAQs
The Purāṇa highlights that imposing scale and golden adornment can accompany unrighteous power—true auspiciousness is rooted in dharma, not display.
None is mentioned; it is descriptive martial imagery.
None.