Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22
समपश्यंस्ततः सर्वे शिवस्यानुगताश्च ताः । शिवं दृष्ट्वा तु संप्राप्ता ऋषयस्ते रुषान्विताः
samapaśyaṃstataḥ sarve śivasyānugatāśca tāḥ | śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā tu saṃprāptā ṛṣayaste ruṣānvitāḥ
Dann sahen sie alle jene Frauen, die Śiva folgten. Und als sie Śiva erblickten, traten jene Weisen heran, von Zorn erfüllt.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Women walk behind Śiva as if drawn by an unseen force; sages spot them and rush forward, brows furrowed, hands clenched, approaching Śiva with stern faces against a dramatic Himalayan backdrop.
FAQs
Seeing only the outer appearance, even sages can fall into anger—hinting that Śiva’s līlā tests discernment.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s sacred terrain, where Śiva’s acts reveal the greatness of the region and devotion.
None.