Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193
एवं संज्ञान्वितौ द्वारि तिष्ठतस्तौ महात्मनः । शंकरस्य महाभागाः श्रृण्वंतु ऋषयो ह्यमी
evaṃ saṃjñānvitau dvāri tiṣṭhatastau mahātmanaḥ | śaṃkarasya mahābhāgāḥ śrṛṇvaṃtu ṛṣayo hyamī
ഇപ്രകാരം ആംഗ്യങ്ങളാൽ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ രണ്ട് മഹാത്മാക്കൾ കവാടത്തിൽ നിന്നു. അല്ലയോ പുണ്യാത്മാക്കളായ ഋഷിമാരേ, ശങ്കരനെക്കുറിച്ച് കേൾക്കുവിൻ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāgāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: Two noble guardians stand steady at the doorway, having received sign-instructions; nearby sages sit or stand with folded hands, listening as the narrative turns to Śaṅkara’s greatness.
FAQs
Obedience to divine instruction and steadfast guardianship of sacred space are praised as dharmic service.
Kedāra-kṣetra, focusing on Śiva’s ‘dvāra’ (sacred gateway) and its divinely appointed guardians.
None; it functions as a narrative transition urging attentive listening (śravaṇa) to the greatness of Śaṅkara.