Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
प्रहस्योवाच सा चंडी भूतानां तत्र श्रृण्वताम् । शंभोरुद्वहनार्थाय प्रेतारूढा व्रजाम्यहम्
prahasyovāca sā caṃḍī bhūtānāṃ tatra śrṛṇvatām | śaṃbhorudvahanārthāya pretārūḍhā vrajāmyaham
അപ്പോൾ ചണ്ഡി പുഞ്ചിരിച്ച്—അവിടെ കേൾക്കുന്ന ഭൂതങ്ങളോട്—“ശംഭുവിന്റെ ഉദ്വഹനകർമ്മത്തിനായി ഞാൻ പ്രേതാരൂഢയായി പുറപ്പെടുന്നു” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു।
Caṇḍī (direct speech within Sūta’s narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Caṇḍī smiles serenely while declaring her mission; she rides a preta like a mount, moving in a purposeful ritual procession meant for Śambhu’s ceremonial honor; bhūtas listen in rapt attention.
FAQs
Service to Śiva (Śambhu) is portrayed as a sacred duty that sanctifies even fearsome symbols, turning them into instruments of divine purpose.
Kedāra/Kedāranātha, in the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s celebration of Śiva’s presence and rites.
No prescriptive rite; it references Śiva’s udvahana (ceremonial conveyance/procession) as a sacred act.