Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 82
इच्छायुक्तस्त्वमत्रैव सदा बालकचेष्टितः । येऽन्ये च लोकपाः सर्वे तेषां वार्ता कुतस्त्विह
icchāyuktastvamatraiva sadā bālakaceṣṭitaḥ | ye'nye ca lokapāḥ sarve teṣāṃ vārtā kutastviha
Hier handelst du nur nach Laune und benimmst dich stets wie ein Kind. Und was alle anderen Hüter der Welten betrifft—welchen Platz hätte hier ihr Wort in dieser Angelegenheit?
Unknown (Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice; admonition within Kedāra context)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A deity/force acts playfully like a child—symbolized by a childlike gesture near a blazing liṅga or cosmic center—while lokapālas stand aside, powerless; the Himalaya amplifies the sense of vastness and human limitation.
FAQs
Power guided by whim becomes childish and unjust; dharma calls for mature, accountable action.
Kedāra remains the chapter setting, but the verse is not directly a tirtha-mahātmya statement.
None.