Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
यावत्समागतो द्रष्टं नंदिनासौ निवारितः । द्वारि स्थिते च तदा क्षणमेकं स्थिरोऽभवत्
yāvatsamāgato draṣṭaṃ naṃdināsau nivāritaḥ | dvāri sthite ca tadā kṣaṇamekaṃ sthiro'bhavat
Tatkala Himavān datang untuk menghadap (Śiva), Nandin menahannya; lalu berdiri di ambang pintu, dia tetap diam seketika.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the doorway of Śiva’s hermitage/inner sanctum in the Himalayan setting, Nandin blocks the visitor; the visitor stands still in a moment of reverent pause, snow-peaks and austere atmosphere behind.
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Sacred access requires humility and restraint; even the great must honor divine order and guardianship.
The Kedāra-Himālaya sacred precinct where Śiva is in tapas, envisioned like a sanctum with a guarded threshold.
An implied discipline: pause, compose oneself, and seek permission before entering a holy presence.