Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
एते चान्ये च गणपा असंख्याता महाबलाः । सर्वे सहस्रहस्ताश्च जटामुकुटधारीणः
ete cānye ca gaṇapā asaṃkhyātā mahābalāḥ | sarve sahasrahastāśca jaṭāmukuṭadhārīṇaḥ
एते चान्ये च गणपाः असंख्याता महाबलाः तत्र समागताः। सर्वे सहस्रहस्ताश्च जटामुकुटधारिणः।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A vast, almost uncountable host of gaṇa-leaders fills the horizon; many are depicted with multiple arms (thousand-handed as hyperbole), towering silhouettes, and matted-lock crowns.
FAQs
Śiva’s greatness is expressed through infinite, powerful attendants—suggesting that surrender to Śaṅkara aligns one with an inexhaustible divine guardianship.
No specific site is identified in this verse.
None; it is a visual and devotional description of Śiva’s retinue.