Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
मत्ता मदनसंगेन हंसीभिः कलहंसकाः । करेणुभिर्गजाह्यासञ्छिखंडीभिः शिखंडिनः
mattā madanasaṃgena haṃsībhiḥ kalahaṃsakāḥ | kareṇubhirgajāhyāsañchikhaṃḍībhiḥ śikhaṃḍinaḥ
مُسْتَهْتِرين بلمسةِ الهوى، كان ذكورُ الإوزّ الأبيض يلتصقون بقريناتهم؛ وكانت الفيلةُ تزدحم قرب إناثها؛ وكذلك الطواويسُ قرب طواويسها.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pairs of swans glide close, elephants press together in affectionate proximity, and peacocks fan their tails near peahens—an entire landscape synchronized in mating ardor, as if spring itself has been intensified.
FAQs
Worldly desire can surge powerfully across creation, yet it ultimately stands subordinate to the greater force of Śiva’s tapas.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where the narrative frames cosmic events around Śiva’s asceticism.
None; it is narrative atmosphere preceding a pivotal divine episode.