एते चान्ये च बहवः पर्वताश्च महाप्रभाः । स्नेहार्द्दितास्तदाजग्मुः कुमारं च परीप्सवः
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ parvatāśca mahāprabhāḥ | snehārdditāstadājagmuḥ kumāraṃ ca parīpsavaḥ
Diese und viele andere Berge von großer Pracht, von Zuneigung bewegt, kamen dorthin—begierig, Kumāra zu schützen und ihm beizustehen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand gathering: radiant mountains, some with lion-like strength, others with serene faces, arriving with devas; their ‘affection’ shown as folded hands, offerings of flowers, and protective stance around Kumāra.
When dharma is threatened, even the natural world is portrayed as rallying in support—devotion becomes cosmic solidarity.
Kedārakṣetra’s Mahātmya frame is reinforced by depicting the wider sacred landscape (parvatas) converging around the divine hero.
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