Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148
क्व रुद्रो दृश्यते बाले विरक्तो नात्र संशयः । त्वं तन्वी तरुणी बाला तपसा च विमोहिता
kva rudro dṛśyate bāle virakto nātra saṃśayaḥ | tvaṃ tanvī taruṇī bālā tapasā ca vimohitā
“ഹേ ബാലേ, രുദ്രനെ എവിടെ കാണുന്നു? അവൻ വിരക്തൻ—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. നീ സുന്ദരിയായി സ്ലിം ആയ യുവതിയാണ്; ഈ തപസ് നിന്നെ മോഹിപ്പിച്ചു।”
Himālaya (to Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himavat gestures toward the empty horizon, questioning where Rudra can be seen; Pārvatī remains slender, youthful, steadfast, framed by stark mountains and a cold sky.
FAQs
Śiva is depicted as beyond ordinary attraction; approaching him requires spiritual maturity rather than mere emotion.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa provides the Himalayan Kedāra context, though no single shrine is named in this verse.
None; the verse critiques excessive austerity from a worldly/parental viewpoint.