Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
एतादृशं मया दृष्टं न दृष्टं तद्विनाक्वचित् । ब्रह्मणो हि वचः श्रुत्वा सुरा विस्मयमाययुः
etādṛśaṃ mayā dṛṣṭaṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ tadvinākvacit | brahmaṇo hi vacaḥ śrutvā surā vismayamāyayuḥ
«Une telle vision, je l’ai vue ; jamais, nulle part, je n’en ai vu de semblable.» En entendant les paroles de Brahmā, les dieux furent saisis d’émerveillement.
Brahmā (first sentence) then Narrator (reaction of the gods)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devatās
Scene: Brahmā concludes: ‘I have never seen such a thing anywhere.’ The devas react—faces widened, bodies stilled—collective astonishment crystallizing into reverent silence.
FAQs
Awe (vismaya) arises before the divine mystery, but discernment is needed—wonder should not replace truth.
Kedāra-kṣetra frames the account; the wondrous Liṅga narrative enhances the Mahātmya of the Kedarnath sacred region.
None.