Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
चंद्रादित्यावश्विनौ च वसवः साध्यदेवताः । विश्वेदेवाश्च रुद्राश्च सन्नद्धास्तस्थुराहवे
caṃdrādityāvaśvinau ca vasavaḥ sādhyadevatāḥ | viśvedevāśca rudrāśca sannaddhāstasthurāhave
月神旃陀罗与日神阿底提耶、双阿湿毗尼、诸婆苏、诸娑陀耶天、诸毗湿毗天与诸鲁陀罗——皆披甲执兵——在战场上稳立不动。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A luminous line of deities—Moon and Sun foremost—along with Aśvins, Vasus, Sādhyas, Viśvedevas, and Rudras, all armored and poised, forming a radiant battle-front against a darker opposing host.
FAQs
When dharma is threatened, the entire cosmic hierarchy unites—symbolizing inner alignment of all faculties toward righteousness.
No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is a catalogue of divine participants.
None; the verse is an enumeration of deities prepared for battle.