Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
प्रबद्धो हि महादेवो निरीक्ष्य शबरीं तदा । समाधेरुत्थितः सद्यो महेशो मदनान्वितः
prabaddho hi mahādevo nirīkṣya śabarīṃ tadā | samādherutthitaḥ sadyo maheśo madanānvitaḥ
En vérité, lorsque Mahādeva regarda alors la Śabarī, Maheśa se releva aussitôt du samādhi, rempli des frémissements du désir.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva opens his eyes from samādhi upon seeing the Śabarī-form; the atmosphere shifts—stillness breaks into charged motion as Madana’s influence appears around him.
FAQs
The verse dramatizes how desire can re-emerge by divine design, reminding devotees that passions are to be understood and governed within dharma, not merely denied.
The Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) frames the episode, supporting the broader Kedāra Māhātmya tradition.
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