Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
शिवस्य गाथा गायंस्तु आनंदाश्रुकणान्मुहुः । प्रमुंचंश्चैव नेत्राभ्यां रोमांचपुलकावृतः
śivasya gāthā gāyaṃstu ānaṃdāśrukaṇānmuhuḥ | pramuṃcaṃścaiva netrābhyāṃ romāṃcapulakāvṛtaḥ
Während er Śivas Lobgesänge sang, vergoss er immer wieder Tränen der Wonne; aus seinen Augen strömten sie hervor, und sein Leib war von ergriffener Gänsehaut überzogen.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee singing before Śiva: eyes brimming, tears flowing, skin raised in goosebumps; lamps flicker; attendants and other pilgrims moved by the hymn.
FAQs
True devotion to Śiva naturally manifests as inner bliss and outward signs like tears and rapture.
The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāranātha’s sacred landscape.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; it highlights devotional kīrtana (singing Śiva’s praises) as an expression of bhakti.