Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
आयुस्तस्य परिक्षीणमर्चतः परमेश्वरम् । अथैतच्च महाभाग चरितं श्रूयतां मम
āyustasya parikṣīṇamarcataḥ parameśvaram | athaitacca mahābhāga caritaṃ śrūyatāṃ mama
وبينما كان يواصل عبادةَ الربِّ الأعلى، بلغَ الأجلُ المقدرُ له نهايتَه. والآن، أيها النبيلُ المبارك، اسمعْ مني ما جرى بعد ذلك في هذه الحكاية.
Lomaśa (narration continues)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: mahābhāga (noble listener)
Scene: The devoted king, aged, still worshipping Śiva; the narrator turns to the listener, inviting attentive hearing as the story approaches a decisive transition.
FAQs
Even the most devoted must face the completion of lifespan; what matters is one’s spiritual orientation at that moment.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa context implies Kedārakṣetra’s sacred atmosphere, though the verse itself is about the turning point in the story.
Ongoing worship (arcana) of Parameśvara is referenced, especially as a lifelong discipline.