Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
तदा यमेन स्तवितो मृत्युना यमदूतकैः । शिवं प्रणम्य संस्तुत्य श्वेतं राजानमेव च । ययौ स्वमालयं विप्रा मेने स्वं जनितं पुनः
tadā yamena stavito mṛtyunā yamadūtakaiḥ | śivaṃ praṇamya saṃstutya śvetaṃ rājānameva ca | yayau svamālayaṃ viprā mene svaṃ janitaṃ punaḥ
Dann, von Yama, von Mṛtyu und von Yamas Boten gepriesen, verneigte er sich vor Śiva und pries Ihn, und erwies auch König Śveta Ehre. Darauf ging er in seine eigene Wohnstatt; o Brahmanen, er fühlte sich, als wäre er von neuem geboren.
Sūta
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ) addressed in the verse
Scene: A devotee, praised even by Yama, Mṛtyu, and yamadūtas, bows to Śiva; King Śveta is honored; the devotee departs radiant, as if reborn.
FAQs
When Śiva’s grace prevails, the powers of death themselves become reverent, and the devotee’s fate is transformed like a rebirth.
The Kedāra-region narrative frame continues, showcasing Śiva’s supremacy associated with the Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred landscape.
None explicitly; the verse models praṇāma (bowing) and stuti (praise) of Śiva.