Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
एते रुद्रसहायाश्च गणाः परमशोभनाः । कुपिताश्च महाभागा न तु शेषं प्रकुर्वते
ete rudrasahāyāśca gaṇāḥ paramaśobhanāḥ | kupitāśca mahābhāgā na tu śeṣaṃ prakurvate
เหล่าคณะคณะแห่งนี้—สหายของรุทร—งดงามยิ่งนัก. แม้โกรธเกรี้ยว เหล่ามหาบุรุษผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ก็จะไม่เหลือสิ่งใดไว้ในการถล่มทลาย
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Assembly within the story (devas/Indra) and the text’s audience
Scene: A host of Rudra’s gaṇas—radiant, formidable—surrounding the scene near Kedāra; their ornaments and weapons gleam; faces show controlled rage; Indra’s party appears dwarfed; the atmosphere is charged, as if nothing would survive their onslaught.
FAQs
Opposing dharma-backed divine force is futile; recognize the supremacy of Rudra’s will and align with righteousness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the Kedāra context frames the Shaiva atmosphere.
None; it is descriptive and cautionary.