There, on the occasion, Mahasena, that destroyer of Daityas, became the generalissimo of the celestial forces. In that tirtha is a huge Ashvattha tree. Under its shade, Kartikeya, otherwise called Kumara, always lives in person."
सैनापत्यं लब्धवान् देवतानां महासेनो यत्र दैत्यान्तकर्ता। साक्षाचैव न्यवसत् कार्तिकेयः सदा कुमारो यत्र स प्लक्षराजः॥