Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 85
हिमाद्रिप्रमुखाः सर्वे तथा चेंद्रपुरोगमाः । साधुसाध्विति ते सर्वे ऊचुर्विस्मितमानसाः
himādripramukhāḥ sarve tathā ceṃdrapurogamāḥ | sādhusādhviti te sarve ūcurvismitamānasāḥ
Tous—conduits par Himādri (l’Himalaya) et aussi ceux qui avaient Indra à leur tête—parlèrent, l’esprit émerveillé : « Bien dit, bien dit ! »
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing the assembly’s reaction (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (assembly context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied); within story: Himālaya and devas respond to Nārada
Scene: Himālaya at the forefront, Indra and devas behind, all with widened eyes and folded hands, exclaiming ‘sādhu sādhu’ in delighted astonishment after Nārada’s words.
FAQs
True teaching about the divine evokes reverent assent even among gods and cosmic beings.
The Kedāra-Himalaya sacred setting, with Himālaya himself present in the narrative.
None; it records the collective praise and acceptance of the teaching.