Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
त्वया हि कार्यं जगदेकबंधो कार्यं सुराणां परमेण वर्चसा । अस्यां समुत्पत्स्यति देव शंभो तेनैव सर्वं भवतीह कार्यम्
tvayā hi kāryaṃ jagadekabaṃdho kāryaṃ surāṇāṃ parameṇa varcasā | asyāṃ samutpatsyati deva śaṃbho tenaiva sarvaṃ bhavatīha kāryam
«Ô unique parent de l’univers, c’est à toi, par ta splendeur suprême, d’accomplir l’œuvre des dieux. Ô Seigneur Śambhu, d’elle naîtra l’être destiné; par lui seul, tout ce qui doit être accompli ici sera mené à perfection.»
Devas
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (Śambhu)
Scene: Devas praise Śiva as the universe’s sole kinsman, urging him to undertake the gods’ work; Devī (Girijā) is implied as the source from whom the destined one will arise; the scene is charged with purpose and radiance.
FAQs
Divine power serves loka-saṅgraha (world-welfare); Śiva’s action enables the birth of the protector who restores dharma.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the episode within Kedāra’s sacred geography, presenting it as a Śaiva mahātmya setting.
No explicit ritual; the focus is theological—Śiva’s role in fulfilling the devas’ cosmic purpose.