Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
शिवस्योद्वहनं विप्राः शिवेन परिभाविताः । परं हर्षं समापन्ना दृष्ट्वा तौ दंपती तदा
śivasyodvahanaṃ viprāḥ śivena paribhāvitāḥ | paraṃ harṣaṃ samāpannā dṛṣṭvā tau daṃpatī tadā
O Brahmanen, als sie Śivas Hochzeitszug erblickten und innerlich von Śivas eigener Gegenwart durchdrungen waren, wurden sie von höchster Freude erfüllt, als sie damals jenes göttliche Paar sahen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Brāhmaṇas and assembled beings behold Śiva’s wedding procession; their faces glow with devotion, bodies thrilled (romāñca implied), hands folded; the divine couple appears radiant at the center.
FAQs
True darśana of Śiva and Śakti transforms the heart, producing a joy that is itself a sign of divine permeation (anugraha).
Kedāra (Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography), where Śiva’s presence sanctifies the landscape and the devotees’ minds.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes darśana (seeing the divine couple) and the resulting devotional uplift.