Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
एते चान्ये च गणपा असंख्याता महाबलाः । सर्वे सहस्रहस्ताश्च जटामुकुटधारीणः
ete cānye ca gaṇapā asaṃkhyātā mahābalāḥ | sarve sahasrahastāśca jaṭāmukuṭadhārīṇaḥ
இவர்களும் இன்னும் பல கணபதிகள்—எண்ணற்றோர், மாபெரும் வலிமையுடையோர்—அங்கு கூடியனர். அனைவரும் ஆயிரம் கைகளுடையவர்களாய், ஜடாமுடி-மகுடம் தரித்தவர்களாய் இருந்தனர்.
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.