Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
आज्ञापिताः प्रमत्ताश्च वीरभद्रेण धीमता । प्रमथा वारितास्तेन तूष्णीमाश्रित्य ते स्थिताः
ājñāpitāḥ pramattāśca vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā | pramathā vāritāstena tūṣṇīmāśritya te sthitāḥ
Les imprudents furent commandés par le sage Vīrabhadra ; et les Pramathas, contenus par lui, demeurèrent immobiles, établis dans le silence.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: Vīrabhadra, stern and radiant, raises a commanding hand; the previously unruly pramathas freeze into stillness, heads bowed, the air thick with awe and sudden quiet.
FAQs
True devotion includes śānti (calm) and obedience to righteous command, preserving the sanctity of sacred acts.
Kedāra-kṣetra’s sacred setting, where divine attendants are brought to order.
No explicit ritual; it highlights proper conduct—silence and restraint—around worship.