Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 113
तपसा केन चानीतः कया चापि शिवो ह्ययम् । काहं कोऽसौ त्वया ज्ञातो भेदबुद्ध्या ब्रवीषि मे
tapasā kena cānītaḥ kayā cāpi śivo hyayam | kāhaṃ ko'sau tvayā jñāto bhedabuddhyā bravīṣi me
ഏതു തപസ്സാൽ ഇവൻ ഇവിടെ കൊണ്ടുവന്നതായി—ആരും ഈ ശിവനെ ‘കൊണ്ടുവന്നവൻ’ എന്നു പറയുമോ? ഞാൻ ആരാണ്, അവൻ ആരാണ്, നീ ഭേദബുദ്ധിയോടെ എന്നോടു സംസാരിക്കുന്നു?
Girijā (Pārvatī/Satī)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (rṣi/śaunaka-style frame varies by recension)
Scene: Satī/ Pārvatī confronts Bhṛṅgī’s divisive speech; the setting evokes a Himalayan Śaiva sanctum where the question ‘who is who?’ dissolves into Śiva-tattva.
FAQs
It critiques bhedabuddhi (divisive, dualistic pride) and points toward reverence grounded in right understanding of Śiva’s transcendence.
Kedāra is the narrative backdrop (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where theological instruction is embedded within tīrtha-mahātmya.
No explicit ritual is mentioned; the focus is doctrinal and ethical (proper understanding and speech).
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