Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
गणानां कोटयस्तिस्रस्तं यदा पर्यवारयन् । वीरबाहुर्वीरभद्रो वीरसेनश्च भृङ्गिराट्
gaṇānāṃ koṭayastisrastaṃ yadā paryavārayan | vīrabāhurvīrabhadro vīrasenaśca bhṛṅgirāṭ
جب شیو کے گنوں کے تین کروڑ دستوں نے انہیں چاروں طرف سے گھیر لیا، تو ان میں ویرباہو، ویربھدر، ویرسین اور بھِرِنگِراٹ بھی تھے۔
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in a māhātmya-style narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: A vast ring of gaṇas—three crores hyperbolically—encircling Śiva on Kailāsa; named leaders (Vīrabāhu, Vīrabhadra, Vīrasena, Bhṛṅgirāṭ) stand prominent with weapons/insignia, forming a protective mandala.
FAQs
It emphasizes Śiva’s cosmic sovereignty and protection—his sacred presence is accompanied by innumerable divine forces.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this single shloka.
No direct prescription (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) appears in this verse; it is descriptive of Śiva’s attendants.