Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
व्यास उवाच । श्रुणु वत्स ब्रवीम्येतत्पुरा प्रोक्तं च नंदिना । अगस्त्यं पृच्छमानं च येन सर्वं श्रुतं शुक
vyāsa uvāca | śruṇu vatsa bravīmyetatpurā proktaṃ ca naṃdinā | agastyaṃ pṛcchamānaṃ ca yena sarvaṃ śrutaṃ śuka
Vyāsa dit : Écoute, mon enfant bien-aimé ; je vais te dire ce que Nandin enseigna jadis, lorsque Agastya l’interrogea. Par cet enseignement, ô Śuka, tout fut entendu et compris.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śuka
Scene: Vyāsa begins instruction to Śuka, invoking an earlier episode: Nandin teaching in response to Agastya’s question. Visualize a ‘flashback’ within the discourse—Nandin near Śiva, Agastya listening.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is preserved through guru–śiṣya transmission; the coming teaching is presented as an authoritative Śaiva instruction.
The verse serves as a preface within Kedārakhaṇḍa; the broader context glorifies Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra and Śiva worship there.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the forthcoming doctrinal and devotional teaching.