Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । एवमुक्तास्तदा देवा विष्णुना परमेष्ठिना । जग्मुः सर्वे महेशं च द्रष्टुकामाः पिनाकिनम्
sūta uvāca | evamuktāstadā devā viṣṇunā parameṣṭhinā | jagmuḥ sarve maheśaṃ ca draṣṭukāmāḥ pinākinam
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ പരമേഷ്ഠിയായ വിഷ്ണു ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിയതോടെ, എല്ലാ ദേവന്മാരും പിനാകധാരിയായ മഹേശനെ ദർശിക്കുവാൻ പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya
Scene: A procession of devas led by Viṣṇu moves through Himalayan paths toward Śiva’s abode; dynamic travel energy with reverent anticipation.
FAQs
Right counsel leads to right action: seekers should move toward darśana of the Lord rather than remain in fear or doubt.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa frames a sacred journey toward Maheśa; the verse signals movement within the Kedāra holy landscape.
Darśana-seeking (going to behold the Lord) is implied; no formal ritual steps are listed.