Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
सर्वेषां शं विधातव्यं त्वया नाथेन चाद्य वै । नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा कुमारः प्रहसन्महान् । विमाना दवतीर्याथ पदातिः परमोऽभवत्
sarveṣāṃ śaṃ vidhātavyaṃ tvayā nāthena cādya vai | nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā kumāraḥ prahasanmahān | vimānā davatīryātha padātiḥ paramo'bhavat
«ថ្ងៃនេះ ព្រះអម្ចាស់ អ្នកត្រូវប្រទានសុខមង្គលដល់សត្វទាំងអស់»។ លឺពាក្យនារទៈ កុមារៈដ៏មហិមា ញញឹម; បន្ទាប់មក ចុះពីរថវិមានស្ថានសួគ៌ ហើយឈរជាទាហានជើងដ៏ឧត្តម ត្រៀមចូលសង្គ្រាម។
Sūta (narration describing Nārada and Kumāra’s response)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience of sages/reciters (not specified in verse)
Scene: Nārada petitions for universal welfare; Kumāra smiles, descends from a radiant vimāna, and stands as a supreme foot-soldier poised for battle in a Himalayan sacred setting.
FAQs
The divine protector acts for the universal good (śam), not for personal gain—dharma is defined by welfare of all beings.
The verse is narrative within Kedāra-khaṇḍa; it does not directly praise a particular tīrtha in this line.
None; the emphasis is on divine resolve and readiness to restore dharma.