Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मासनगतो बभूव शिवसन्निधौ । प्रवर्तमाने हवन ऋषयश्च विचक्षणाः
brahmā brahmāsanagato babhūva śivasannidhau | pravartamāne havana ṛṣayaśca vicakṣaṇāḥ
Brahmā, assis sur son siège de Brahmā, se tint près de Śiva ; et lorsque le havana commença, les ṛṣis clairvoyants s’assemblèrent eux aussi.
Narrator (within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa Kedāra-khaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā sits on his exalted seat near Śiva as the havana begins; discerning sages gather in orderly rows, the altar blazing, the atmosphere charged with sacred attention.
FAQs
When dharma is enacted, the highest cosmic authorities and sages become witnesses—ritual is portrayed as a universe-ordering act.
The Kedāra-khaṇḍa context links the scene to the Kedāra sacred region celebrated for Śaiva pilgrimage.
The commencement of havana (homa) in the presence of Brahmā, Śiva, and assembled ṛṣis.