Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 111
तपसा तेन महता अजेयो वृत्र उच्यत । तस्माच्छंभुं समभ्यर्च्य प्रदोषे विधिनाऽधुना
tapasā tena mahatā ajeyo vṛtra ucyata | tasmācchaṃbhuṃ samabhyarcya pradoṣe vidhinā'dhunā
ആ മഹത്തായ തപസ്സിനാൽ വൃത്രൻ ‘അജേയൻ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. അതിനാൽ ഇപ്പോഴും പ്രദോഷകാലത്ത് വിധിപൂർവ്വം ശംഭുവിനെ ആരാധിക്കൂ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Pradoṣa (Śiva-pradoṣa) in Kedāra context
Type: ghat
Scene: Twilight (pradoṣa) at a Śiva shrine: devotees and sages perform orderly worship—lighting lamps, offering bilva and water to Śambhu; the sky is indigo with the last orange band; the mood is calm and corrective.
FAQs
When worldly power becomes overwhelming, refuge in Śiva through timely worship (Pradoṣa) is taught as the dharmic remedy.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the instruction; the emphasis is on the sacred time of Pradoṣa rather than a single named tirtha in this verse.
Perform Śiva (Śambhu) worship specifically at Pradoṣa, following the prescribed vidhi (ritual procedure).