Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
देवाश्चिनौ तदाहूय व्याधीन्हंतुं तदा भृतिम् । ददौ ताभ्यां प्रयत्नेन गणयित्वा सुबुद्धिमान्
devāścinau tadāhūya vyādhīnhaṃtuṃ tadā bhṛtim | dadau tābhyāṃ prayatnena gaṇayitvā subuddhimān
അപ്പോൾ ആ സുബുദ്ധിമാൻ രണ്ടു അശ്വിനന്മാരെ വിളിച്ചു, ആ രോഗങ്ങളെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ദൗത്യം പരിശ്രമത്തോടെ ആലോചിച്ച് അവർക്കു ഏല്പിച്ചു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu, composed and discerning, calls the twin Aśvins—youthful, radiant physicians—formally entrusting them with the mission to destroy diseases afflicting the devas.
FAQs
Dharma includes restoration—appointing the right healers to remove affliction and re-establish balance.
Kedāra remains the overarching sacred frame through Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the focus is on divine healing action.