Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
तत्रापश्यत्त्रिनेत्रस्य वीरकंनाम द्वारपम् । यथा साक्षान्महेशानं गणआंश्चायुतशोऽस्य च
tatrāpaśyattrinetrasya vīrakaṃnāma dvārapam | yathā sākṣānmaheśānaṃ gaṇaāṃścāyutaśo'sya ca
அங்கே அவன், திரிநேத்திரப் பெருமானின் ‘வீரகன்’ எனும் வாயில்காவலனை கண்டான்; மேலும் சாட்சாத் மகேசானைப் போலத் தோன்றும் அவருடைய எண்ணற்ற கணங்களையும் கண்டான்.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Śiva-āśrama dvāra (threshold of tapas-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the entrance, Kāma sees Vīraka the gatekeeper of the Three-eyed Lord, and innumerable gaṇas—so formidable that they appear like Maheśāna himself.
FAQs
Approaching the divine involves sacred order and guardianship; Śiva’s presence is revealed through his attendants and protective threshold.
The verse highlights Śiva’s āśrama threshold in Himādri; it is a sanctified locale within the chapter’s sacred geography.
None; it is a narrative description of Śiva’s entourage and gatekeeping.