Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 181
तव भक्तो ह्यहं तात स च मे प्रियकृत्तरः । तावुभौ स्वीकृतौ तेन पार्षदत्वेन शंभुना
tava bhakto hyahaṃ tāta sa ca me priyakṛttaraḥ | tāvubhau svīkṛtau tena pārṣadatvena śaṃbhunā
Vater, ich bin dein Bhakta, und er ist noch eifriger darin, mir Wohlgefallen zu bereiten. Darum nahm uns jener Śambhu beide in den Stand der pārṣadas auf, als Diener seines Gefolges.
Kirāta (contextual continuation; narrator of their acceptance)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (traditional frame)
Scene: A devotee speaks to his ‘father’ figure, declaring devotion; Śambhu’s unseen assent confers pārṣada status—suggested by gaṇas welcoming them with emblems of Śiva.
FAQs
Dedicated service and devotion culminate in intimate proximity to Śiva—symbolized by pārṣada status.
Kedāra’s narrative sphere, where devotion is shown to yield direct divine acceptance.
No formal ritual; the “prescription” is loving service (priya-kṛt) and steadfast bhakti.