Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10
सर्वैर्डमरुनादेन नादितं भुवनत्रयम् । तान्दृष्ट्वा सहसोत्तीर्य तस्करोसौ दुरात्मवान् । लिंगस्य मस्तकात्सद्यः पलायनपरोऽभवत्
sarvairḍamarunādena nāditaṃ bhuvanatrayam | tāndṛṣṭvā sahasottīrya taskarosau durātmavān | liṃgasya mastakātsadyaḥ palāyanaparo'bhavat
Con el sonido de sus ḍamarus, los tres mundos resonaron. Al verlos, aquel ladrón malvado saltó de inmediato desde la cima del liṅga y se entregó por completo a la huida.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Śiva-liṅga-sannidhi (Kailāsa/Kedāra frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gaṇas arrive in a storm of ḍamaru beats; the air vibrates across the three worlds. A thief perched atop the liṅga’s head recoils in terror, springing down to flee.
FAQs
Wrongdoing produces fear and flight, while the presence of divine guardians awakens conscience and accountability.
The liṅga-centered sanctity belongs to the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra sphere; the verse highlights the liṅga’s inviolable holiness.
None directly; the ḍamaru is a marker of Śiva’s gaṇic retinue rather than a prescribed rite here.
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