Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
तदोवाच महातेजा गणाध्यक्षो गणैः सह । सशक्तिकं स्तूयमानः शक्त्या च परया तदा
tadovāca mahātejā gaṇādhyakṣo gaṇaiḥ saha | saśaktikaṃ stūyamānaḥ śaktyā ca parayā tadā
Pada ketika itu, Tuhan para Gaṇa yang bercahaya (Gaṇeśa), bersama para pengiringnya, pun bersabda—tatkala Dewa yang bersatu dengan Śakti sedang dipuji, dan ketika Kuasa Tertinggi itu sendiri hadir di sana.
Narrator (Lomaśa/Lomaharṣaṇa per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: A radiant Gaṇeśa, surrounded by gaṇas, stands before the praised Śiva united with Śakti; the atmosphere is ceremonial, with gestures of stuti and readiness to speak.
FAQs
Approaching the Divine through praise (stuti) is presented as a potent path, especially when Śiva is understood as inseparable from Śakti.
Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedarnath region) is the broader setting in Kedārakhaṇḍa.
The verse implies stuti (hymnic praise) but gives no specific vrata, dāna, or snāna instruction.