Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
अथ कैलासमासाद्य यावद्यांति भवांतिकम् । निषिद्धा नंदिना तावन्न गंतव्यमतः परम्
atha kailāsamāsādya yāvadyāṃti bhavāṃtikam | niṣiddhā naṃdinā tāvanna gaṃtavyamataḥ param
Puis, parvenus au Kailāsa, tandis qu’ils s’avançaient jusqu’aux abords de Bhava (Śiva), Nandin les arrêta : «Vous ne devez pas aller au-delà de ce point.»
Narrator (with Nandin’s injunction embedded)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (Bhava-antika threshold)
Type: peak
Scene: At the approach to Śiva’s vicinity on Kailāsa, Nandin stands as a powerful guardian, halting the devas at a sacred boundary; the devas pause in reverent restraint.
FAQs
Sacred spaces have boundaries; reverence includes restraint and honoring divine privacy and protocol.
Kailāsa, especially the sanctified inner precinct near Śiva (Bhava).
None explicitly; the verse implies dharmic decorum—approach with permission and humility.