Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
नानाभरणवेषास्ता नानामूर्तिधरास्तथा । नानाभाषायुधधराः परिवव्रुस्तदा गुहम्
nānābharaṇaveṣāstā nānāmūrtidharāstathā | nānābhāṣāyudhadharāḥ parivavrustadā guham
May sari-saring palamuti at kasuotan ang kanilang suot, taglay ang maraming anyo; nagsasalita sa maraming wika at may hawak na iba’t ibang sandata, at noon ay pinaligiran nila si Guha (Skanda) sa lahat ng panig.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Scene: A swirling ring of attendants around Skanda—each with distinct ornaments, costumes, faces, weapons; speech bubbles implied as many tongues; a sense of protective encirclement.
FAQs
When Dharma’s commander is established, divine forces unite in disciplined protection—unity in diversity becomes a sacred power.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse is part of the martial-sacral narrative around Guha (Skanda).
None; it is a descriptive narrative of divine attendance and protection.