Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
तां निरीक्ष्य भवो देवो गिरिजां लोकपावनीम् । मुमोह दर्शनात्तस्या मदनेनातुरीकृतः । विस्मयोत्फुल्लनयनो बभूव सहसा शिवः
tāṃ nirīkṣya bhavo devo girijāṃ lokapāvanīm | mumoha darśanāttasyā madanenāturīkṛtaḥ | vismayotphullanayano babhūva sahasā śivaḥ
Als er sie erblickte—Girijā, die Läuterin der Welten—wurde Herr Bhava schon durch ihren Anblick betört, von Kāma bedrängt. Da weiteten sich Śivas Augen plötzlich, aufblühend vor Staunen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva beholds Girijā, ‘lokapāvanī’; he becomes momentarily bewildered as Kāma stirs; his eyes suddenly widen in astonishment—capturing a dramatic instant of divine emotion against a Himalayan sacred backdrop.
FAQs
The senses can unsettle even great spiritual power; hence dharma emphasizes discipline, devotion, and right orientation of desire.
Kedāra-kṣetra, presented as the sacred setting for Śiva’s līlā and the revelation of inner spiritual dynamics.
None; the verse is descriptive, teaching through narrative example.