Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । अन्धकं तु निहत्याथ देवदेवो महेश्वरः । उमया सहितो रुद्रः कैलासमगमन्नगम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | andhakaṃ tu nihatyātha devadevo maheśvaraḥ | umayā sahito rudraḥ kailāsamagamannagam
மார்க்கண்டேயர் கூறினார்—அந்தகனை வதம் செய்த பின், தேவர்களின் தேவனான மகேஸ்வரன் ருத்ரன், உமையுடன் கூடி, கைலாச மலைக்குச் சென்றான்।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: Narrator Mārkaṇḍeya describes the aftermath: Andhaka slain; Rudra, with Umā, ascends/returns to Mount Kailāsa—snowy peaks, divine attendants, serene closure after battle.
FAQs
The Lord removes cosmic disorder (adharma) and re-establishes auspiciousness, returning to the divine abode with Śakti (Umā).
Mount Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s sacred abode, serving as a central locus of Śaiva sacred geography.
None in this verse; it provides narrative transition after the slaying of Andhaka.