Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
भरद्वाजो महाभाग इत्युवाच गुरुस्तदा । जानाति मम वीर्यं च शौर्यं चैव प्रजापतिः
bharadvājo mahābhāga ityuvāca gurustadā | jānāti mama vīryaṃ ca śauryaṃ caiva prajāpatiḥ
അപ്പോൾ ഗുരു പറഞ്ഞു—“ഭരദ്വാജൻ മഹാഭാഗൻ.” പ്രജാപതിയും എന്റെ വീര്യവും ശൗര്യവും നന്നായി അറിയുന്നു.
Guru (as quoted within the narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Guru proclaims Bharadvāja as most fortunate and states that Prajāpati knows the speaker’s potency and valor; the scene resembles a formal pronouncement in an āśrama-court, with a subtle cosmic backdrop.
FAQs
It emphasizes accountability before higher cosmic order (Prajāpati), suggesting that even powerful beings are known and measured within dharma’s governance.
Not explicitly; the wider Kedārakhaṇḍa setting relates to the sanctity of the Kedāra/Himālaya pilgrimage landscape.
None in this verse.