Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
एवमभ्यर्थितो देवैर्मदनो विश्वमोहनः । जगाम त्वरितो भूत्वा अप्सरोभिः समन्वितः
evamabhyarthito devairmadano viśvamohanaḥ | jagāma tvarito bhūtvā apsarobhiḥ samanvitaḥ
ദേവന്മാർ ഇങ്ങനെ അഭ്യർത്ഥിച്ചതോടെ, വിശ്വമോഹനനായ മദനൻ അപ്സരസ്സുകളോടുകൂടെ വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെട്ടു.
Sūta (narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame)
Scene: Madana, ‘world-enchanter,’ departs immediately, surrounded by apsarases in a moving retinue—music, fragrance, and ornamentation—heading toward the Himalayan Śaiva realm.
FAQs
It depicts desire as a powerful cosmic force mobilized even by gods, setting the stage for Śiva’s transcendence over enchantment.
Not explicit; the broader Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the episode within the sanctified Himālaya-Kedāra region.
None.