Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 133
तदोवाच महातेजा हिमवान्स्वसुतां प्रति । दुराराध्यः शिवः साक्षात्सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः । त्वया प्राप्तुमशक्यो हि तस्मात्त्वं स्वगृहं व्रज
tadovāca mahātejā himavānsvasutāṃ prati | durārādhyaḥ śivaḥ sākṣātsarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ | tvayā prāptumaśakyo hi tasmāttvaṃ svagṛhaṃ vraja
Alors l’illustre Himavān dit à sa fille : «Śiva est vraiment difficile à apaiser par le culte ; Il est le Seigneur même, honoré par tous les dieux. Tu ne peux l’atteindre si aisément ; retourne donc dans ta demeure».
Himavān
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himavān, radiant and kingly, addresses Pārvatī with firm but caring counsel: Śiva is hard to propitiate; return home.
FAQs
Śiva is not attained casually; steadfast devotion and intense sādhana are implied as necessary for His grace.
The setting is Kedāra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa, within the Himalayan sacred landscape associated with Śiva.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it underscores the principle that Śiva requires serious ārādhana (worship) and discipline.