Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14
शंभुर्हि कथ्यते विप्रा यस्माच्च शुभसंभवः
śaṃbhurhi kathyate viprā yasmācca śubhasaṃbhavaḥ
Und, o Brahmanen, er heißt «Śambhu», weil aus ihm das Heilvolle und alles Gute hervorgeht.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: A concise proclamation to brāhmaṇas: the narrator explains that ‘Śambhu’ is so called because auspiciousness arises from him; the atmosphere is brightening, as if dawn breaks over Kedāra peaks.
FAQs
Śiva is the fountainhead of śubha (auspicious welfare); remembering him aligns life toward благоприятное good and spiritual well-being.
Not explicit; the Kedāra setting frames Śambhu as the presiding auspicious Lord of the sacred landscape.
None; it supports devotional recitation and contemplation of Śiva’s names.