Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
दधीचिरुवाच । सर्वेषामृषिवर्याणां सुराणां भावितात्मनाम् । अनयोऽयं महाञ्जातो विना तेन महात्मना
dadhīciruvāca | sarveṣāmṛṣivaryāṇāṃ surāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | anayo'yaṃ mahāñjāto vinā tena mahātmanā
ദധീചി പറഞ്ഞു—എല്ലാ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ഋഷിമാരിലും ശുദ്ധചിത്തരായ ദേവന്മാരിലും, ആ മഹാത്മാവ് ഇല്ലാത്തതിനാൽ ഈ മഹാ അനർത്ഥം സംഭവിച്ചു.
Dadhīci
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: The assembled ṛṣis/ritviks and devas present at the rite
Scene: Dadhīci rises and laments: despite many purified sages and gods, a great calamity has arisen because the great-souled one is not present; faces show concern and dawning realization.
FAQs
Even among the wise, dharma is safeguarded by humility and right allegiance; the absence of a truly great soul can allow disorder to grow.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the setting (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse focuses on the moral crisis rather than a site-description.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse.