Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62
वमनं वै भवद्भिश्च कार्यमद्यैव भोःसुराः । तथेति मत्वा ते सर्व इंद्राद्या देवतागणाः । वेमुः सर्वे तदा विप्रास्तद्रेतः शंकरस्य च
vamanaṃ vai bhavadbhiśca kāryamadyaiva bhoḥsurāḥ | tatheti matvā te sarva iṃdrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ | vemuḥ sarve tadā viprāstadretaḥ śaṃkarasya ca
«Aujourd’hui même, ô dieux, vous devez accomplir l’expulsion (le vomissement), assurément.» Pensant : «Qu’il en soit ainsi», toutes les cohortes divines—à commencer par Indra—l’expulsèrent ; et tous les sages furent témoins de ce retas de Śaṅkara.
Śiva (first pāda); narration continues by Sūta (contextual)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva commands the devas to perform vamanam; Indra and the hosts comply, while sages observe the extraordinary event with astonishment and restraint.
FAQs
When guided by Īśvara, even difficult acts become instruments of cosmic balance; obedience to dharma restores harmony.
Kedāra is the implied locus where this extraordinary divine event is narrated.
Not a human ritual; it is a divine instruction (ājñā) for the devas to perform a specific act for resolving a cosmic predicament.