Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20
सर्वैः सुरगणैः सार्धं देवविष्णुपुरःसरैः । आदित्यैर्वसुभी रुद्रैरश्विभ्यां च तथाऽपरैः
sarvaiḥ suragaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ devaviṣṇupuraḥsaraiḥ | ādityairvasubhī rudrairaśvibhyāṃ ca tathā'paraiḥ
అతడు సమస్త దేవగణాలతో కూడి వచ్చెను—ముందుగా దేవ విష్ణువు; అలాగే ఆదిత్యులు, వసువులు, రుద్రులు, అశ్వినీద్వయం మరియు ఇతర దివ్యసత్త్వములు కూడా ఉన్నారు।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not identifiable from snippet)
Scene: A vast celestial procession: Viṣṇu at the forefront, followed by radiant Ādityas, dignified Vasus, fierce yet auspicious Rudras, and other devas—descending like a river of light toward Maheśvara’s venue.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld when divine powers act in harmony; sectarian boundaries dissolve in the presence of a sacred event centered on Maheśvara.
The verse describes the divine assembly within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the particular tīrtha is not named in this line.
No explicit ritual instruction appears; the focus is on the gathering of divine groups attending the event.