Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
तथैव विष्णोस्त्वपरं भवनं स्वयमेव हि । भास्वरं सुविचित्र च कृतं त्वष्ट्रा मनोरमम् । वण्डीगृहं मनोज्ञं च तथैव कृतवान्स्वयम्
tathaiva viṣṇostvaparaṃ bhavanaṃ svayameva hi | bhāsvaraṃ suvicitra ca kṛtaṃ tvaṣṭrā manoramam | vaṇḍīgṛhaṃ manojñaṃ ca tathaiva kṛtavānsvayam
وكذلك لفيشنو صُنِع مسكنٌ آخر—بل بقدرته هو نفسه—متلألئٌ بالغ الروعة، متقنٌ عجيب الزخرف، صاغه تفاشتري في غاية الجمال. وهو أيضًا صنع بنفسه بيتَ «ڤَنْدي-غْرِها» البهيّ، دارًا للمديح والترتيل.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brilliant, intricately patterned mansion for Viṣṇu rises beside Brahmā’s; nearby stands a Vaṇḍī-gṛha—an open pavilion where sages and gandharvas chant hymns, banners fluttering in alpine wind.
FAQs
Sacred geography accommodates multiple divine presences, reflecting harmony and shared reverence in dharma.
The Kedāra/Himālaya sacred setting where residences for major deities are established.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on divine preparations and splendour.