Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
योजनानां सहस्राणि सहस्रं पिंडतः स्मृतम् । अन्ये च संति बहुशस्तत्र वै केसराचलाः
yojanānāṃ sahasrāṇi sahasraṃ piṃḍataḥ smṛtam | anye ca saṃti bahuśastatra vai kesarācalāḥ
มวลภูผานั้นระลึกกันว่าใหญ่เท่าหนึ่งพันคูณหนึ่งพันโยชน์ และ ณ ที่นั้นยังมีภูเขาอื่นอีกมากมาย ซึ่งเรียกกันแท้จริงว่า ‘เกศราจละ’
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kesarācala (collective mountain designation)
Type: peak
Scene: A single colossal mountain-body filling the horizon, annotated as ‘thousand thousands of yojanas’; around it, numerous smaller yet formidable Kesarācala peaks like lion-maned sentinels.
FAQs
The vast scale of creation inspires humility and awe, aligning the listener with dharma through reverent contemplation of the cosmos.
No specific tīrtha; it mentions many mountains, including those called Kesarācala.
None.