Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
इत्युक्ताः समनह्यंत देवानां ये प्रधानतः । वाजिनामयुतेनाजौ हेमपट्टपरिष्कृताः
ityuktāḥ samanahyaṃta devānāṃ ye pradhānataḥ | vājināmayutenājau hemapaṭṭapariṣkṛtāḥ
Sa gayong utos, ang mga pangunahing diyos ay nagsuot ng sandata. Sa larangan ng digmaan, sila’y pinalamutian ng gintong kasangkapan, na may sampung libong kabayo sa kanilang tabi.
Deductive (contextual): narrator voice within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa (often Sūta) describing events
Type: kshetra
Scene: Foremost gods fastening armor and ornaments; a vast cavalry line with golden harnesses; dust and light mingle as the host moves toward the field.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, the righteous swiftly unite, discipline themselves, and act in an ordered manner.
No tīrtha is referenced; this is descriptive narrative of the devas’ mobilization.
None explicitly; it narrates arming and assembling rather than prescribing a rite.
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