Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 189
तयोर्भावं स भगवान्विदित्वा प्रहसन्भवः । उवाच परया भक्त्या भवतोरस्तु वांछितम्
tayorbhāvaṃ sa bhagavānviditvā prahasanbhavaḥ | uvāca parayā bhaktyā bhavatorastu vāṃchitam
Connaissant l’élan intérieur de ces deux êtres, le Seigneur bienheureux Bhava sourit et dit : «Par votre dévotion suprême, que s’accomplisse le vœu que vous désirez».
Śiva (Bhava)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva, having discerned the two devotees’ inner feeling, smiles warmly and grants their wish, the moment of vara-dāna framed by the temple doorway and Devī’s approving presence.
FAQs
Śiva responds to bhāva (inner sincerity); supreme devotion draws divine grace and fulfillment.
Kedāra-kṣetra, portrayed as a place where heartfelt devotion is directly acknowledged by Śiva.
No formal rite; the ‘prescription’ is parā-bhakti—wholehearted devotion—as the means to blessings.