Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
चिंतामापेदिरे सर्वे चिरं ते विषयान्विताः । ब्रह्मापि चेंद्रियग्रस्तः सुता रमितुमुद्यतः
ciṃtāmāpedire sarve ciraṃ te viṣayānvitāḥ | brahmāpi ceṃdriyagrastaḥ sutā ramitumudyataḥ
Longtemps enchaînés aux objets des sens, tous tombèrent dans une inquiétude prolongée ; même Brahmā —subjugué par les sens— s’apprêta au jeu amoureux avec sa propre fille.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: General audience; narrative focus on devas and Brahmā
Scene: The devas, weighed down by long indulgence, sit troubled; Brahmā appears distracted and desire-struck, symbolizing the peril of unchecked senses—an admonitory tableau rather than celebratory.
FAQs
Attachment to sense-objects breeds confusion and moral fall; mastery over the senses is essential for approaching Śiva.
The immediate verse is ethical-narrative; within Kedārakhaṇḍa it supports the Kedāra (Kedāranātha) frame by showing why beings seek Śiva’s refuge.
No explicit rite is stated here; the implied discipline is indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) as a prerequisite for Śiva-darśana.