Shiva Purana

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भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च कूष्माण्डा ब्रह्मराक्षसाः ॥ वेताला राक्षसाश्चैव यक्षाश्चैव सकिन्नराः ॥४६॥

Bhūtas, Pretas, Piśācas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Brahmarākṣasas, Vetālas, Yakṣas, Kinnaras and Rākṣasas too came there.

english translation

bhUtapretapizAcAzca kUSmANDA brahmarAkSasAH ॥ vetAlA rAkSasAzcaiva yakSAzcaiva sakinnarAH ॥46॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तश्चैवाभिवृतः स्कंदः प्रणम्य चन्द्रशेखरम् ॥ पितुः पार्श्वे सहायो यः समुवास तदाज्ञया ॥ ४७ ॥

Skanda was surrounded by these all. He bowed to Śiva and at his bidding stayed near his father to assist him.

english translation

tazcaivAbhivRtaH skaMdaH praNamya candrazekharam ॥ pituH pArzve sahAyo yaH samuvAsa tadAjJayA ॥ 47 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथ शम्भुस्समानीय स्वसैन्यं सकलं तदा॥ युद्धार्थमगमद्रुद्रश्शंङ्खचूडेन निर्भयः ॥ ४८ ॥

The fearless, fierce Śiva gathered his armies and went to fight Śaṅkhacūḍa.

english translation

atha zambhussamAnIya svasainyaM sakalaM tadA॥ yuddhArthamagamadrudrazzaMGkhacUDena nirbhayaH ॥ 48 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

चन्द्रभागानदीतीरे वटमूले मनोहरे ॥ तत्र तस्थौ महादेवो देवनिस्ता रहेतवे ॥ ४९ ॥

The great god stationed himself at the foot of a beautiful Banyan tree on the banks of the river Candrabhāgā,for the emancipation of the gods.

english translation

candrabhAgAnadItIre vaTamUle manohare ॥ tatra tasthau mahAdevo devanistA rahetave ॥ 49 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript