Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
कपर्द्दिनश्चर्मपरीतवाससो भुजंगभोगैः कृतहारभूषणाः । श्रियान्विता रुद्रसमानवीर्या यथातथं भो वदतात्मनोचितम्
kaparddinaścarmaparītavāsaso bhujaṃgabhogaiḥ kṛtahārabhūṣaṇāḥ | śriyānvitā rudrasamānavīryā yathātathaṃ bho vadatātmanocitam
يا ذوي الضفائر المعقودة، لابسي الجلود، المتحلّين بحُليٍّ وأطواقٍ من أفاعٍ ملتفّة؛ يا من يشرقون بهاءً وتساوي شجاعتهم شجاعة رودرا—قولوا بالحق كما هو، ما يليق أن يُقال عن أنفسكم.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (narrating); direct address by Puṣkasa
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Puṣkasa respectfully addresses the attendants: matted-haired, hide-clad, serpent-ornamented, radiant and Rudra-like, asking them to speak truthfully about themselves.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry toward Śiva’s attendants deepens devotion; Śaiva symbols signify nearness to Rudra and divine power.
Kedāra tīrtha is the implied sacred setting of this episode in Kedāra Khaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes recognition of Śaiva marks and respectful dialogue in a sacred encounter.