Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
यदा जितस्तया देव्या तपसा वृषभध्वजः । समाधेश्चलितो भूत्वा यत्र सा पार्वती स्थिता
yadā jitastayā devyā tapasā vṛṣabhadhvajaḥ | samādheścalito bhūtvā yatra sā pārvatī sthitā
Lorsque Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva au drapeau du taureau) fut ainsi « gagné » par l’austérité de la Déesse, il fut ébranlé hors de son profond samādhi et se rendit là où Pārvatī demeurait.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience within the text’s dialogue frame (traditionally sages/seekers)
Scene: Śiva, stirred from profound yogic absorption, turns toward the place where Pārvatī abides after her fierce austerities; the moment is charged with stillness breaking into motion.
FAQs
Austerity rooted in devotion can move even the Great Yogi from absorption—signaling divine responsiveness to sincere striving.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting ties the motif of Śiva’s yogic presence to the Kedāra sacred landscape.
No explicit ritual instruction; samādhi and tapas are presented as spiritual disciplines.