Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
एवं शिरांस्येव बहूनि तेन समर्पितान्येव शिवार्चनार्थे । भूत्वा कबंधो हि पुनः पुनश्च शिवोऽसौ वरदो बभूव
evaṃ śirāṃsyeva bahūni tena samarpitānyeva śivārcanārthe | bhūtvā kabaṃdho hi punaḥ punaśca śivo'sau varado babhūva
Ainsi offrit-il de nombreuses têtes pour l’adoration de Śiva ; et bien qu’il redevînt sans tête encore et encore, ce Śiva-là devint pour lui le dispensateur de grâces.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣis
Scene: Rāvaṇa repeatedly offering heads; the astonishing image of a headless trunk (kabandha) continuing worship while Śiva’s presence becomes palpably benevolent and boon-bestowing.
FAQs
Persistent worship culminates in divine grace—Śiva is celebrated as varada, the one who grants boons.
Kedāra is the sacred frame where Śiva’s boon-bestowing nature is praised.
Śivārcana (worship of Śiva) is the stated practice; the verse underscores perseverance in devotion.