Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
वातापिरिल्वलः कुम्भो निकुम्भः प्रच्छदस्तथा । तथा सुन्दोपसुन्दौ च निशुम्भः शुम्भ एव च
vātāpirilvalaḥ kumbho nikumbhaḥ pracchadastathā | tathā sundopasundau ca niśumbhaḥ śumbha eva ca
واتاپی اور اِلول، کُمبھ اور نِکُمبھ، اور پرچھَد بھی؛ اسی طرح سُند اور اُپَسُند، نِشُمبھ اور شُمبھ بھی—سب موجود تھے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (Mahēśvara-khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A second wave of formidable asuras is introduced—Vātāpi, Ilvala, Kumbha, Nikumbha, Pracchada, Sunda, Upasunda, Niśumbha, Śumbha—forming a dense, intimidating assembly tableau.
FAQs
By enumerating famed adversarial beings, the text underscores how even great powers can be drawn into delusion and downfall.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it remains within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa narrative frame.
None; it continues the listing of participants.