Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
एवं विहरतस्तस्य बहुकालोत्यवर्तत । गते बहुतिथेकाले पापौघनिरतस्य च
evaṃ viharatastasya bahukālotyavartata | gate bahutithekāle pāpaughaniratasya ca
So lebte er, und lange Zeit verging. Und als viele Tage dahingegangen waren, blieb er ganz und gar in einer Flut von Sünde versunken.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A montage-like sense of passing seasons in the mountains: the hunter repeating acts of violence; the river flows steadily, symbolizing the ‘flood’ of sin and the passage of time.
FAQs
Habitual wrongdoing hardens over time; the Purāṇa prepares the reader to witness how divine contact can still reverse it.
Kedāra’s Śaiva region, whose greatness is often shown by redeeming even long-standing sinners.
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