Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
पातालान्निर्गताः सर्वे तदा तेऽथ सुरासुराः । आजग्मुरतुलं सर्वे मंदरं पर्वतोत्तमम्
pātālānnirgatāḥ sarve tadā te'tha surāsurāḥ | ājagmuratulaṃ sarve maṃdaraṃ parvatottamam
پھر وہ سب دیو اور اسور پاتال سے نکلے اور سب مل کر بے مثال، پہاڑوں میں افضل، کوہِ مَندَر کی طرف جا پہنچے۔
Deductive (narrative voice within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Mandara Parvata
Type: peak
Scene: Devas and Asuras rise from the subterranean Pātāla and converge upon the majestic Mandara mountain, towering and incomparable.
FAQs
A sacred undertaking often begins with a ‘pilgrimage’ toward the right support—seeking the proper mountain, foundation, or refuge.
Mandara is praised as ‘parvatottama’ (best of mountains); within Kedārakhaṇḍa it functions as a revered mythic landmark.
None; it narrates the assembling and movement toward Mandara.