Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
लावण्यामृतवापिकां सुवदनां गौरीं सुवासां शुभां दृष्ट्वा ते ह्यृषयोऽपि मोहमगन्भ्रांतास्तदा संभ्रमात् । नोचुः किंचना वाक्यमेव सुधियो ह्यासन्प्रमत्ता इव स्तब्धाः कान्तिमतीमतीव रुचिरां त्रैलोक्यनाथप्रियाम्
lāvaṇyāmṛtavāpikāṃ suvadanāṃ gaurīṃ suvāsāṃ śubhāṃ dṛṣṭvā te hyṛṣayo'pi mohamaganbhrāṃtāstadā saṃbhramāt | nocuḥ kiṃcanā vākyameva sudhiyo hyāsanpramattā iva stabdhāḥ kāntimatīmatīva rucirāṃ trailokyanāthapriyām
Als sie Gaurī erblickten—gleich einem „Nektarteich“ der Anmut, schön von Antlitz, würdig gekleidet und glückverheißend—wurden selbst die Rishis von Staunen ergriffen und in ihrer Bestürzung wie verwirrt. Kein einziges Wort kam über die Lippen der Weisen; wie Trunkene standen sie erstarrt und schauten auf die überaus strahlende, liebliche Geliebte des Herrn der drei Welten.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous Gaurī appears like an ‘ambrosial pond of loveliness’; sages stand motionless, eyes fixed, mouths closed, stunned by her radiance; the Himalayan setting suggests cool light, snow peaks, and sacred stillness.
FAQs
True sanctity can overwhelm even the learned; reverent silence becomes a form of worship when faced with divine auspiciousness.
The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra-Himalaya Śaiva pilgrimage sphere.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse is devotional praise (stuti) emphasizing darśana (sacred beholding).