Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
तैर्गणैः संवृता देवी जगाम पितृमंदिरम् । निरीक्ष्य तद्बलं सर्वं महादेवोतिविस्मितः
tairgaṇaiḥ saṃvṛtā devī jagāma pitṛmaṃdiram | nirīkṣya tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ mahādevotivismitaḥ
เทวีผู้ถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยเหล่าคณะคณะนั้น เสด็จไปยังนิเวศน์ของบิดา ครั้นมหาเทวะทอดพระเนตรกำลังทั้งหมดที่จัดขบวนตามนาง ก็ทรงพิศวงยิ่งนัก
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajña kṣetra (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Devī arrives at her father’s palace/ritual precinct, encircled by a vast gaṇa-host; the assembled power is displayed like an army. Observers—especially Mahādeva (as described)—register astonishment at the magnitude of the force accompanying her.
FAQs
Divine missions carry unseen strength; what appears personal is often backed by cosmic power.
Not a tīrtha; it is the ‘pitṛmandira’ (Dakṣa’s residence) connected to the yajña episode.
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