Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108
मुखं प्रपीडयित्वाऽसौ पाणीनगणयत्तदा । एकं त्रीणिदशाष्टौ च विपरीतक्रमेण च
mukhaṃ prapīḍayitvā'sau pāṇīnagaṇayattadā | ekaṃ trīṇidaśāṣṭau ca viparītakrameṇa ca
Pressant sa bouche (dans un jeu d’enfant), il compta ensuite sur ses doigts : « un, trois, dix, huit », et même aussi à rebours.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Infant Kumāra, cheeks puffed from playful pressing of his mouth, raises tiny fingers as if counting in a strange sequence; Śiva and Pārvatī watch with amused wonder; sages observe the omen-like play.
FAQs
Even simple, playful acts can be sanctified when associated with divine presence—līlā invites affectionate devotion rather than fear.
Kedāra, as the narrative setting for Kumāra’s divine childhood līlā.
None; it is a descriptive līlā-episode meant to cultivate loving remembrance (smaraṇa) of the deity.