Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
लोमश उवाच । एतस्मिन्नंतरे तत्र महेशेन प्रणोदिताः । आजग्मुः सहसा सद्य ऋषयोऽपि हिमालयम्
lomaśa uvāca | etasminnaṃtare tatra maheśena praṇoditāḥ | ājagmuḥ sahasā sadya ṛṣayo'pi himālayam
Lomaśa dit : «Or, en cet intervalle, les sages, poussés par Maheśa (Śiva), arrivèrent soudain et sans délai jusqu’à l’Himālaya.»
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual) / Himālaya tīrtha-mandala
Type: kshetra
Scene: Lomāśa narrates as a band of sages, impelled by Śiva’s command, hasten toward the snow-clad Himālaya; the mountains loom like a living deity receiving them.
FAQs
Divine will guides holy beings; when Śiva impels, the righteous respond without delay.
Himālaya is highlighted as a sacred locus in the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s pilgrimage geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse sets the pilgrimage/narrative movement toward the Himālaya.