Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 192
एकांगुलिं समुद्धृत्य महादेवोभ्यभाषत । तथा नंदी उवाचेदमुद्धृत्य स्वांगुलिद्वयम्
ekāṃguliṃ samuddhṛtya mahādevobhyabhāṣata | tathā naṃdī uvācedamuddhṛtya svāṃgulidvayam
Mahādeva erhob einen Finger und sprach. Dann sprach auch Nandī, indem er seine eigenen zwei Finger erhob.
Sūta narrating; actions of Śiva and Nandī are described
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vipras/ṛṣis in audience
Scene: Mahādeva raises a single finger in calm authority; Nandī responds by raising two fingers, creating a silent dialogue of unity and manifestation at the gate.
FAQs
Sacred teaching is conveyed even through symbolic gestures; Śiva’s instruction and the attendant’s response show disciplined attention to divine संकेत (signs).
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence is depicted as actively guiding and establishing divine order.
None; the verse is narrative and symbolic rather than prescriptive.