Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
कृपणं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य समुत्थाय हिमालयः । महेशं च समादाय ह्युवाच गिरिराट् स्वयम्
kṛpaṇaṃ vākyamākarṇya samutthāya himālayaḥ | maheśaṃ ca samādāya hyuvāca girirāṭ svayam
Entendant ces paroles implorantes, Himālaya se leva; puis, attirant Maheśa auprès de lui, le roi des montagnes parla de sa propre bouche.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himālaya, moved by Śiva’s plaintive words, rises from his seat and draws Maheśa close in a gesture of honor, preparing to speak—an image of majestic tenderness.
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Honoring the divine guest and responding with readiness is a hallmark of dharma and sacred hospitality.
The Himalayan realm central to Kedārakhaṇḍa, where divine encounters sanctify the landscape as tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; the verse reflects the dharma of respectful reception (satkāra) of a revered being.