Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
मण्डपस्थापनं चैव क्रियतां ह्यधुना विभो । तथोक्तो विष्णुना शंभुश्चकारात्महिताय वै
maṇḍapasthāpanaṃ caiva kriyatāṃ hyadhunā vibho | tathokto viṣṇunā śaṃbhuścakārātmahitāya vai
“ഹേ വിഭോ, ഇപ്പോൾ മണ്ഡപസ്ഥാപനം നടത്തുക.” എന്ന് വിഷ്ണു പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ശംഭു തന്റെ ആത്മഹിതത്തിനായി തീർച്ചയായും അത് നിർവഹിച്ചു.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) reporting Viṣṇu’s instruction and Śiva’s action
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu addresses Śambhu with a directive; Śiva calmly initiates the pavilion setup; attendants hold poles, cloth canopy, and ritual vessels; Himalayan sanctity in backdrop.
FAQs
Auspicious works begin with proper preparation; even great beings honor orderly ritual steps to sanctify an undertaking.
Kedāra (Kedarnath) is the implied sacred setting through the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative frame.
Immediate performance of maṇḍapa-sthāpana—the formal erection of the ritual pavilion.