Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
स्वर्गाः समावृताः सर्वे स्वर्गातीतमथाभवत् । न मही न च दिक्चक्रं न तोयं न च पावकः
svargāḥ samāvṛtāḥ sarve svargātītamathābhavat | na mahī na ca dikcakraṃ na toyaṃ na ca pāvakaḥ
Tous les cieux furent voilés, et cela devint quelque chose au-delà même du ciel. Il n’y avait ni terre, ni cercle des directions ; ni eau, ni feu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Heavens darken as if eclipsed; the liṅga’s presence overwhelms celestial realms; directions vanish, and the familiar world-elements fade into a void-like stillness.
FAQs
Śiva’s reality is described as transcending the created order—beyond heaven and beyond the elements.
Kedāra (Kedarnath region) within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa, where the liṅga’s transcendence is emphasized.
None in this verse; it is a cosmological description preparing for the liṅga-māhātmya.