Skandapurana 6.3.16.1

6.3.16.1

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
samātṛbhirbhūtagaṇaśca ghorairvṛtaḥ samantātsa nanarta śūlī .
gajendracarmāvaraṇe vasānaḥ saṃhartukāmaśca jagatsamastam .. 16.1 ..

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya said: / Surrounded on all sides by the Mothers and dreadful hosts of ghosts, the trident-bearer danced, / dressed in the covering of an elephant hide, desiring to destroy the entire world.