Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
विष्णुना संस्तुतो देवो लिंगरूपी महेश्वरः । प्रादुर्बभूव सांबोऽथ बोधयन्निव तान्सुरान्
viṣṇunā saṃstuto devo liṃgarūpī maheśvaraḥ | prādurbabhūva sāṃbo'tha bodhayanniva tānsurān
Loué par Viṣṇu, Maheśvara—le dieu en forme de Liṅga—se manifesta alors comme Sāmbā (Śiva avec Umā), comme pour instruire ces dieux.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu stands in reverent stuti; from a radiant liṅga emerges Maheśvara as Sāmbā—Śiva with Umā—turning toward the assembled devas as if beginning a sermon.
FAQs
Sincere praise invites divine manifestation, and Śiva appears not only to protect but also to teach dharma and right understanding.
Kedāra (within Kedārakhaṇḍa), contextualizing Śiva’s presence and guidance as part of the site’s greatness.
No explicit ritual is stated; the narrative highlights stuti (praise) leading to darśana (manifestation).