Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
तदा त ऋषयः सर्वे सर्वमेवेश्वरेश्वरम् । विज्ञप्तुकामाः सहसा ऊचुरेवं जनार्दनम्
tadā ta ṛṣayaḥ sarve sarvameveśvareśvaram | vijñaptukāmāḥ sahasā ūcurevaṃ janārdanam
حينئذٍ أراد جميعُ الرِّشِيّين على الفور أن يرفعوا التماسهم إلى جاناردانا—ربِّ الأرباب، الذي هو الكلُّ في الكل—فقالوا له هكذا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeker audience / interlocutor within the Purāṇa’s dialogue frame (not explicit in this verse)
Scene: A circle of austere sages in a Himalayan grove near Kedāra, hands folded, addressing Janārdana with reverence; the atmosphere is charged with impending cosmic dispute yet anchored in devotional decorum.
FAQs
In crisis, the wise seek divine refuge and guidance; acknowledging the Supreme as the inner ruler of all restores dharmic clarity.
The Kedāra sacred narrative context continues, but this verse primarily presents a dialogue moment within the Dakṣa-yajña episode.
None; it is a request/appeal by sages to Viṣṇu.