Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
द्व्यक्षरं नाम येषां च जिह्वाग्रे संस्थितं सदा । शिवेति द्व्यक्षरं नाम यैर्हृदीरितमद्य वै । ते वै मनुष्यरूपेण रुद्रा एव न संशयः
dvyakṣaraṃ nāma yeṣāṃ ca jihvāgre saṃsthitaṃ sadā | śiveti dvyakṣaraṃ nāma yairhṛdīritamadya vai | te vai manuṣyarūpeṇa rudrā eva na saṃśayaḥ
Diejenigen, auf deren Zungenspitze stets der zweisilbige Name weilt, und die aus dem Herzen den zweisilbigen Namen „Śiva“ aussprechen—sie sind, obgleich in Menschengestalt, wahrhaft Rudras; daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims in Kedāra chanting ‘Śiva’ with rosaries; their inner radiance subtly mirrors Rudra—suggested by faint third-eye/ash marks, a halo, or a Rudra-like aura behind them, while remaining human.
FAQs
Constant, heartfelt repetition of Śiva’s Name transforms the devotee, making them Rudra-like in sanctity and power.
Within Kedāra’s Śaiva frame, the verse glorifies the inner tirtha of nāma-japa more than a physical location.
Nāma-japa: keeping ‘Śiva’ continually on the tongue and uttering it from the heart.