Skandapurana 1.3.34.14

1.3.34.14

13 devadaityatumuladvandvayuddhavarṇanam, tasminyuddhe śaṅkareṇa svaśirasi rāhumuṇḍamālāveṣṭanam, tatprasaṃgena śivabhaktibhasmatripuṃḍrarudrākṣadhāraṇādiśivadharmamahimavaṇarnam, devadaityasaṃgrāme kālaneminā devānāṃ parājaye kṛte devairviṣṇustavanama, kālaneminā saha yuddhārtha viṣṇuprādurbhāvaḥ ... -.. ...... -..... -. 22 2

13. Description of the tumultuous single combats between the gods and the demons; in that battle, Śaṃkara wrapping the severed head of Rāhu as a garland around his own head; in that connection, description of the greatness of the Śaiva duties, such as devotion to Śiva, the wearing of sacred ash, the triple mark (tripuṇḍra), and rudrākṣa beads; the gods' defeat by Kālanemi in the war between the gods and demons, and the gods' praise of Viṣṇu; the manifestation of Viṣṇu to fight against Kālanemi. ... 22 2