Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81
कर्णस्थौ हि महानागौ कंबलाश्वतरौ तदा । वासुकिः सर्पराजश्च कृताहारो महाद्युति
karṇasthau hi mahānāgau kaṃbalāśvatarau tadā | vāsukiḥ sarparājaśca kṛtāhāro mahādyuti
അപ്പോൾ അവന്റെ കർണ്ണസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ രണ്ട് മഹാനാഗങ്ങൾ—കംബലയും അശ്വതരനും—സ്ഥിതിചെയ്തിരുന്നു; സർപ്പരാജൻ വാസുകിയും കൃതാഹാരൻ (പുഷ്ടൻ), മഹാദ്യുതിയോടെ (ദീപ്തിയോടെ) അവനെ അലങ്കരിച്ചു।
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa by section convention)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva adorned with two great serpents as ear-ornaments—Kambala and Aśvatara—while Vāsuki, radiant and robust, appears as a further nāga-adornment, emphasizing divine luminosity and controlled power.
FAQs
Śiva’s ornaments symbolize mastery over fear and death; even serpents become sacred adornments in his presence.
The iconographic darśana is narrated within Kedārakhaṇḍa, part of Kedāra’s Mahātmya tradition.
None; the verse provides devotional imagery for remembrance and contemplation.
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