Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
त्वया संपादितो देव मदनो हि महाबलः । समर्थो हि समर्थत्वात्तत्सामर्थ्यं करिष्यति
tvayā saṃpādito deva madano hi mahābalaḥ | samartho hi samarthatvāttatsāmarthyaṃ kariṣyati
Wahai Deva, Madana telah Engkau jadikan demikian, dan ia sungguh perkasa; karena kemampuannya yang sempurna, ia akan menunaikan kembali daya (tugas) itu.
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A spokesman among sages reassures Śiva: Madana, empowered by you, will resume his cosmic role; the scene balances fear with hopeful certainty.
FAQs
Cosmic roles persist: even when checked by ascetic fire, the world’s sustaining functions re-emerge under divine governance.
The Kedāra region is the textual frame; this verse focuses on cosmic function rather than tīrtha description.
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