Skandapurana 1.3.34.29

1.3.34.29

28 tatastārakāsuravijayārthaṃ kumāraṃ puraskṛtya śivājñayā sarvadevānāṃ nirgamanam, tasminsamaye nabhovāṇyā devānāṃ vijayābhiśaṃsanama, etasminnevāntare samāgatāyā mṛtyukanyāyāḥ senākhyāyāḥ kumāreṇa brahmavākyādvaraṇam, tataḥ kumārasya senāpatitvaprāptivarṇanam, tasminneva samaye samāgatānāṃ gaṃgāgaurīkṛttikānāṃ skandamātṛtvamabhilaṣantīnāṃ skandena mātṛgaṇatvena sthāpanam tataḥ kumārasya sarvadevaiḥ saha tārakāsuraṃ pratyabhiyānam,
tataśca devadaityasenāsaṃnāhaḥ.. ... 58 2

28. Then, for the sake of victory over the demon Tāraka, all the gods set out on Śiva's command, placing Kumāra at their head; at that moment, a voice from the sky proclaimed the victory of the gods; in the meantime, the maiden of Death named Senā arrived, whom Kumāra married according to the word of Brahmā; then the description of Kumāra obtaining the office of commander of the army (senāpati); at that very moment, Gaṅgā, Gaurī, and the Kṛttikās arrived, desiring the motherhood of Skanda, and Skanda established them as the group of mothers; then Kumāra's march against the demon Tāraka together with all the gods; and then the marshalling of the armies of the gods and the Daityas.