Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
एवं बृहस्पतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा तेऽपि दिवौकसः । चिंतामापेदिरे सर्वे लोकपाला महेश्वराः
evaṃ bṛhaspatervākyaṃ śrutvā te'pi divaukasaḥ | ciṃtāmāpedire sarve lokapālā maheśvarāḥ
बृहस्पतीचे वचन ऐकून ते स्वर्गवासी लोकपाल—सर्व महेश्वरभक्त—चिंता व भीतीने व्याकुळ झाले।
Narrator (contextual, within Bṛhaspati–Indra episode)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Contextual) interlocutor(s) receiving Kedāra-mahātmya
Scene: A celestial assembly: Bṛhaspati speaks; the lokapālas and devas exchange worried glances, their crowns dimmed by apprehension, with a distant omen of Śiva’s wrath.
FAQs
Even exalted powers become anxious when dharma is mishandled; wise counsel prompts reflection and restraint.
Not explicit; it is a narrative transition within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None.