Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
स वीज्यमानः पवनेनः साक्षाच्छत्रं च तस्मै शशिना ह्यधिष्ठितम् । सूर्यः पुरस्तादभवत्प्रकाशकः श्रियान्वितो विष्णुरभूच्च सन्निधौ
sa vījyamānaḥ pavanenaḥ sākṣācchatraṃ ca tasmai śaśinā hyadhiṣṭhitam | sūryaḥ purastādabhavatprakāśakaḥ śriyānvito viṣṇurabhūcca sannidhau
Le Vent lui-même l’éventait, et pour lui la Lune faisait office d’ombrelle. Le Soleil se tenait devant comme illuminateur, et Viṣṇu, paré de splendeur, était présent tout près.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vāyu fans Śiva; Candra becomes a parasol above; Sūrya stands before as illuminator; Viṣṇu, radiant, stands nearby in respectful attendance.
FAQs
Nature and the gods are depicted as serving Śiva, expressing his all-pervading lordship and the sanctity of the tīrtha.
Kedāra, where Śiva’s honour is portrayed with cosmic attendants like the Sun, Moon, and Wind.
No direct prescription; it poetically describes honors (fanning, parasol, illumination) as divine service.