Anshumat was made the chief of all herbs, and the powerful and foremost of deities, viz., Kumara or Skanda, having twelve arms, was made the lord of all the spirits and ghosts.
वीरुधामंशुमन्तं च भूतानां च प्रभुं वरम्। कुमारं द्वादशभुजं स्कन्दं राजानमादिशत्॥