Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
एवं संमंत्र्य देवास्ते कैलासं पर्वतं गताः । ततस्तु नंदिना सर्वे निषिद्धाः समयं विना
evaṃ saṃmaṃtrya devāste kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatāḥ | tatastu naṃdinā sarve niṣiddhāḥ samayaṃ vinā
Demikian, setelah bermusyawarah, para dewa itu pergi ke Gunung Kailāsa. Namun kemudian Nandin menahan mereka semua, sebab mereka datang tanpa izin dan tanpa waktu yang telah ditetapkan.
Pulastya (narrator)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: A majestic Kailāsa with snow-bright peak; devas arrive in a cluster, but Nandin—bull-faced, powerful, adorned—halts them at the threshold, hand raised in prohibition, signaling ‘no entry without samaya’.
FAQs
Even divine beings observe maryādā (proper protocol); approaching the Lord’s abode requires humility, order, and right conduct.
Mount Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s sacred abode, within the larger narrative leading to Īśānī-śikhara’s greatness.
Implicitly, one should approach sacred spaces with proper permission/discipline (samaya), not impulsively.