Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
नीलो नवत्या सप्तत्या चतुर्वक्त्रश्च पूर्वपात् । वीरभद्रश्चश्चतुःषष्ट्या करणो बालकस्तथा
nīlo navatyā saptatyā caturvaktraśca pūrvapāt | vīrabhadraścaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā karaṇo bālakastathā
نیل نوّے کے ساتھ آیا؛ اور ایک اور ستر کے ساتھ؛ اور چتُروَکتْر مشرق سے پہنچا۔ ویر بھدر چونسٹھ کے ساتھ آیا، اور کرن اور بالک بھی اسی قدر کے ساتھ۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Nīla with ninety, another leader with seventy, Caturvaktra arriving from the east, and Vīrabhadra with sixty-four—followed by Karaṇa and Bālaka with sixty-four—forming a dramatic tableau of directional arrival and the prominence of Vīrabhadra as a fearsome commander.
FAQs
Śiva’s sovereignty is shown as universal—his attendants gather from all directions, reflecting cosmic order and protection for devotees.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it is part of a broader Śaiva descriptive passage.
None; the focus is on the assembly of gaṇas and their numbers.