Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
यावत्समागतो द्रष्टं नंदिनासौ निवारितः । द्वारि स्थिते च तदा क्षणमेकं स्थिरोऽभवत्
yāvatsamāgato draṣṭaṃ naṃdināsau nivāritaḥ | dvāri sthite ca tadā kṣaṇamekaṃ sthiro'bhavat
જ્યારે તે શિવદર્શન માટે આવ્યો, ત્યારે નંદીએ તેને અટકાવ્યો. દ્વારે ઊભો રહી તે ત્યારે એક ક્ષણ નિશ્ચલ રહ્યો.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the doorway of Śiva’s hermitage/inner sanctum in the Himalayan setting, Nandin blocks the visitor; the visitor stands still in a moment of reverent pause, snow-peaks and austere atmosphere behind.
FAQs
Sacred access requires humility and restraint; even the great must honor divine order and guardianship.
The Kedāra-Himālaya sacred precinct where Śiva is in tapas, envisioned like a sanctum with a guarded threshold.
An implied discipline: pause, compose oneself, and seek permission before entering a holy presence.