Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
ततो नन्दी प्रतीहारो रुद्रांशमपि तं कपिम् । न च संगमयामास रुद्रेणाघौघहारिणा
tato nandī pratīhāro rudrāṃśamapi taṃ kapim | na ca saṃgamayāmāsa rudreṇāghaughahāriṇā
Alors Nandī, le gardien du seuil, ne laissa pas ce singe —bien qu’il fût une part de Rudra— obtenir audience auprès de Rudra, celui qui efface les flots de péché.
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Kailāsa-dvāra (threshold of Śiva’s abode)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Kailāsa’s threshold, Nandī stands as gatekeeper, barring Hanumān—astonishingly—despite Hanumān’s Rudra-portion nature; Śiva is implied within as sin-destroyer.
FAQs
Even exalted devotees approach the divine through order and sacred protocol; closeness to Rudra is guarded by dharmic discipline.
Kailāsa is the implied sacred locale where Nandī serves as Śiva’s gatekeeper.
No explicit rite; it implies the principle of proper approach (maryādā) for darśana of the deity.