Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
वृषं विभूषयामासुर्नानारत्नोपपत्तिभिः । शक्रो गजजिनं गृह्य स्वयमग्रे व्यवस्थितः
vṛṣaṃ vibhūṣayāmāsurnānāratnopapattibhiḥ | śakro gajajinaṃ gṛhya svayamagre vyavasthitaḥ
அவர்கள் பலவகை ரத்தினங்களால் வृषபத்தை அலங்கரித்தனர். சக்கிரன் (இந்திரன்) யானைத் தோலை எடுத்துக்கொண்டு தானே முன்னணியில் நின்றான்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Devas adorn Nandin with many jewels; Indra steps forward holding an elephant-hide as an offering, forming a ceremonial yet martial tableau before Śiva.
FAQs
Honoring Śiva includes honoring His vāhana (Nandin); reverence to the Lord naturally extends to His divine attendants and symbols.
No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on devotional offering within the Śaiva sacred narrative.
None as a rule; it depicts offering and decoration (alaṅkāra) as devotional acts.