Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 18
यथा मेरोश्च शिखरं परिपूर्णं प्रदृश्यते । तथा सोऽपि महातेजा विश्वकर्म्मसुतो महान्
yathā merośca śikharaṃ paripūrṇaṃ pradṛśyate | tathā so'pi mahātejā viśvakarmmasuto mahān
മെരുപർവതത്തിന്റെ ശിഖരം പരിപൂർണ്ണവും മഹോന്നതവുമായി ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നതുപോലെ, അതുപോലെ മഹാതേജസ്സുള്ള മഹാൻ—വിശ്വകർമ്മന്റെ പുത്രൻ—പ്രകാശിച്ചു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant, mighty figure (described as Viśvakarman’s son) appears like a complete, towering Meru-peak—immense, luminous, and unshakable, dominating the horizon.
FAQs
Purāṇic imagery uses cosmic geography (Meru) to convey overwhelming power, reminding the listener that pride in might is transient before dharma.
Meru is invoked as a cosmic sacred mountain, serving as a benchmark of grandeur rather than a local pilgrimage instruction.
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