Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
स्तुवतां चैव देवानामुवाच परमेश्वरः । त्रासं कुर्वंतु मा सर्वे रेतसानेन पीडिताः
stuvatāṃ caiva devānāmuvāca parameśvaraḥ | trāsaṃ kurvaṃtu mā sarve retasānena pīḍitāḥ
Et tandis que les dieux le louaient, Parameśvara dit : «Qu’aucun de vous ne craigne, même si vous êtes tourmentés par ce retas, cette semence de vie.»
Śiva (Parameśvara)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas stand in reverent praise before Parameśvara; Śiva raises a calming hand, speaking words that dissolve their terror of the potent retas.
FAQs
Śiva removes fear and steadies the devas—divine compassion safeguards beings even amid overwhelming cosmic forces.
Kedāra is the implied sacred scene where Śiva directly addresses the devas.
No explicit ritual; the instruction is ethical-spiritual: abandon fear under Śiva’s protection.