Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
शंभुः प्रहस्याथ तदा महेशः संजीवयामास पिनाकपाणिः । चकार रूपं च यथा पुरासीदालिंगतोसौ यमदूतमध्ये
śaṃbhuḥ prahasyātha tadā maheśaḥ saṃjīvayāmāsa pinākapāṇiḥ | cakāra rūpaṃ ca yathā purāsīdāliṃgatosau yamadūtamadhye
ព្រះសម្ភូបានញញឹម ហើយព្រះមហេសៈ អ្នកកាន់ធ្នូពិនាកៈ បានប្រោសឲ្យគាត់រស់ឡើងវិញ។ ទ្រង់ក៏ស្តាររូបកាយឲ្យដូចមុនដែរ—នៅកណ្ដាលទូតយមៈ គាត់ឈរនៅទីនោះ ដូចអ្នកដែលត្រូវបានចាប់ក្រសោប។
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva smiles and revives a fallen devotee/king amid Yama’s messengers; the revived person regains former bodily form, standing surrounded by startled Yamadūtas.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace transcends the agents of death; the Lord restores life and order when petitioned in dharma and devotion.
Kedāra, as the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative space emphasizing Śiva’s mahimā (greatness).
No direct ritual instruction; the verse narrates Śiva’s act of revival and restoration.