Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
वीरभद्रो महातेजाः शंकुकर्णो महाबलः । घंटाकर्णश्च दुर्धर्षो मणिभद्रो वृकोदरः
vīrabhadro mahātejāḥ śaṃkukarṇo mahābalaḥ | ghaṃṭākarṇaśca durdharṣo maṇibhadro vṛkodaraḥ
ویر بھدر، جو عظیم تَیج سے دہک رہا تھا؛ شنکُکَرن، بے پناہ قوت والا؛ اور گھنٹاکرن، جس کا مقابلہ دشوار—اور ساتھ ہی منی بھدر اور وِرکودر—سب حاضر تھے۔
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Vīrabhadra stands blazing, weapon raised, surrounded by stout gaṇas: Śaṅkukarṇa with exaggerated ear/ornament motif, Ghaṇṭākarṇa with bell-emblems, Maṇibhadra adorned with jewels, and Vṛkodara with a wolf-like or massive-bellied form—each rendered as distinct guardian archetypes.
FAQs
The divine protects dharma through powerful guardians; the tradition names these forces to cultivate reverence and remembrance.
No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is an enumerative description.