Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
तथैव विष्णोस्त्वपरं भवनं स्वयमेव हि । भास्वरं सुविचित्र च कृतं त्वष्ट्रा मनोरमम् । वण्डीगृहं मनोज्ञं च तथैव कृतवान्स्वयम्
tathaiva viṣṇostvaparaṃ bhavanaṃ svayameva hi | bhāsvaraṃ suvicitra ca kṛtaṃ tvaṣṭrā manoramam | vaṇḍīgṛhaṃ manojñaṃ ca tathaiva kṛtavānsvayam
तसेच विष्णूसाठीही दुसरे निवासस्थान झाले—त्यांच्या स्वतःच्या प्रयत्नानेच, तेजस्वी व अत्यंत विचित्र; त्वष्ट्याने ते मनोहर रीतीने घडविले. आणि त्यांनी स्वतः एक मनोज्ञ वण्डीगृह (स्तुतीमंडप)ही केले.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa setting)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brilliant, intricately patterned mansion for Viṣṇu rises beside Brahmā’s; nearby stands a Vaṇḍī-gṛha—an open pavilion where sages and gandharvas chant hymns, banners fluttering in alpine wind.
FAQs
Sacred geography accommodates multiple divine presences, reflecting harmony and shared reverence in dharma.
The Kedāra/Himālaya sacred setting where residences for major deities are established.
No explicit ritual is stated; the focus is on divine preparations and splendour.