Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
तथा स्कन्दो हि भगवान्न्ये ते नामधारकाः । यथोक्ताः शिवधरमा हि नन्दिना परिकीर्त्तिताः
tathā skando hi bhagavānnye te nāmadhārakāḥ | yathoktāḥ śivadharamā hi nandinā parikīrttitāḥ
ដូច្នេះដែរ ព្រះស្កន្ទៈជាព្រះអម្ចាស់ដ៏ព្រះពរ; អ្នកដទៃគ្រាន់តែជាអ្នកកាន់តែឈ្មោះប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ធម្មវិន័យសៃវៈតាមដែលបានពោល នន្ទីបានប្រកាសឡើង។
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandī proclaims Śiva-dharma before an assembly; Skanda stands radiant as Bhagavān—youthful warrior-god with spear—while lesser figures fade as mere title-bearers.
FAQs
True spiritual authority is measured by realization and transmission of dharma, not by titles; Nandī is presented as an authentic herald of Śiva-dharma.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra milieu is implied; the verse strengthens the Śaiva doctrinal foundation underlying Kedāra pilgrimage.
No specific ritual is stated; the focus is on adherence to Śiva-dharma as taught by authoritative sources.