Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129
चिंतायुक्तोऽभवन्नंदी जातं किं छिद्रमद्य मे । कथितानि च विघ्नानि शिवपूजारतस्य च । उपस्थितानि तान्येव मम भाग्यविपर्ययात्
ciṃtāyukto'bhavannaṃdī jātaṃ kiṃ chidramadya me | kathitāni ca vighnāni śivapūjāratasya ca | upasthitāni tānyeva mama bhāgyaviparyayāt
امتلأ نَنْدي قلقًا: «أيُّ خللٍ طرأ عليّ اليوم؟ إن العوائق التي ذُكرت لمن يلازم عبادة شيفا—هي ذاتها قد حضرت، بسبب سوء حظّي».
Nandī (quoted within Sūta’s narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandī stands troubled near the shrine, brows knit, looking at the signs of worship and sensing an unseen flaw; the atmosphere is tense yet reverent.
FAQs
Even devoted worship may face obstacles; the devotee should introspect and remain steady rather than abandon practice.
Kedāra, as the setting where devotion is tested and its sincerity becomes evident.
No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on recognizing vighnas and maintaining steadfastness in śiva-pūjā.