Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 165
ततो रुद्रं बभापे स वरं सम्प्रार्थयाम्यहम् । अहं दासोस्मि ते रुद्र त्वं मे स्वामी न संशयः
tato rudraṃ babhāpe sa varaṃ samprārthayāmyaham | ahaṃ dāsosmi te rudra tvaṃ me svāmī na saṃśayaḥ
പിന്നീട് അവൻ റുദ്രനോട് പറഞ്ഞു—“ഞാൻ ഒരു വരം അപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ റുദ്രാ, ഞാൻ നിന്റെ ദാസൻ; നീയാണ് എന്റെ സ്വാമി, സംശയമില്ല।”
Mahākāla (addressing Rudra/Śiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-audience / tīrtha-śrotṛs
Scene: After prostration, the devotee rises slightly with folded hands, speaking with firm conviction of servanthood; Rudra listens compassionately, gaṇas attentive; the atmosphere is calm and resolute.
FAQs
The devotee’s highest identity is service to Śiva, affirmed with unwavering certainty.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence and grace are celebrated in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
No formal rite is prescribed; it is a verbal śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) and prayer for grace.