Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
अन्धकं समरे हत्वा देवदेवो महेश्वरः । सहितो देवगन्धर्वैः किन्नरैश्च महोरगैः
andhakaṃ samare hatvā devadevo maheśvaraḥ | sahito devagandharvaiḥ kinnaraiśca mahoragaiḥ
میدانِ جنگ میں اندھک کو قتل کرنے کے بعد، دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا مہیشور، دیوؤں، گندھروؤں، کنّروں اور عظیم ناگوں کے ساتھ ہمراہ ہوا۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kalkaleśvara-tīrtha (contextual emergence)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva after slaying Andhaka, moving in a triumphant procession with Devas, Gandharvas, Kinnaras, and Nāgas—celestial retinue filling the sky above a riverine landscape.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s greatness is anchored in divine history: Śiva’s triumph over adharma becomes the source of sacred places.
The narrative is moving toward Kalakaleśvara’s origin on the Narmadā; this verse sets the mythic background.
None; it is mythic narration establishing context.