Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
वृषभा नंदिमुख्याश्च रेभमाना निरन्तरम् । देवद्रुमाश्च बहवस्तथा चंदनवाटिकाः
vṛṣabhā naṃdimukhyāśca rebhamānā nirantaram | devadrumāśca bahavastathā caṃdanavāṭikāḥ
वृषभ—ज्यात नंदी प्रमुख—अखंड रंभत होते; आणि तेथे अनेक देववृक्ष तसेच चंदनाच्या वाटिका होत्या।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: In the divine Kedāra forest, bulls bellow continuously with Nandin foremost; towering devadru trees rise, and sandalwood groves spread their cooling fragrance.
FAQs
Kedāra is portrayed as distinctly Śaiva—marked by Nandin and auspicious sacred flora.
Kedārakṣetra, the Śiva holy land central to Kedārakhaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription; sandalwood imagery indirectly evokes pūjā and sacred fragrance traditions.
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