Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 37
एवमुक्तास्तदा तेन चंडीमुख्या गणास्तदा । एकांतमाश्रिताः सर्वे विष्णुवाक्याज्ज्वलद्धृदः
evamuktāstadā tena caṃḍīmukhyā gaṇāstadā | ekāṃtamāśritāḥ sarve viṣṇuvākyājjvaladdhṛdaḥ
So von ihm angesprochen, zogen sich die von Caṇḍī angeführten Gaṇas an einen abgeschiedenen Ort zurück; allen brannten die Herzen noch, wegen Viṣṇus zurückhaltender Worte.
Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Caṇḍī-led gaṇas retreat into a shaded grove or rocky recess; their faces still flushed, eyes blazing, weapons clenched; the path curves away from Keśava’s calm presence.
FAQs
Dharma includes obedience to wise counsel—even when inner emotions remain intense.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra milieu frames the episode, highlighting sacred order around Śiva’s domain.
None; it narrates a withdrawal to solitude (ekānta) as a response to instruction.