Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
बभौ तदानीं सुरसिद्धसंघैर्वेद्यां स्थितोऽसौ सकलत्रको विभुः । सर्वैरुपेती निजपार्षदैर्गणैः प्रहृष्टचेता जगदेकसुन्दराः
babhau tadānīṃ surasiddhasaṃghairvedyāṃ sthito'sau sakalatrako vibhuḥ | sarvairupetī nijapārṣadairgaṇaiḥ prahṛṣṭacetā jagadekasundarāḥ
En ce temps-là, le Seigneur tout-puissant resplendit, debout sur l’autel, entouré de troupes de dieux et de siddha ; servi de toutes parts par ses propres gaṇa, le cœur en joie, il apparut comme l’unique beauté de l’univers.
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva stands upon a consecrated altar, luminous and serene, surrounded by ecstatic gaṇas; above and around, devas and siddhas hover in reverent clusters; the whole scene radiates as if the universe’s beauty concentrates in one form.
FAQs
Divine presence is revealed where worship is rightly performed; darśana is portrayed as both cosmic and intimate—Śiva with his gaṇas.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s radiant manifestation is celebrated.
The altar/vedi context implies sacrificial-worship setting; the verse emphasizes darśana following rites.