Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
अनया मोहितः कस्मात्तपःस्थोऽहं निरामयः । कुतः कस्माच्च केनेदं कृतमस्ति ममाप्रियम्
anayā mohitaḥ kasmāttapaḥstho'haṃ nirāmayaḥ | kutaḥ kasmācca kenedaṃ kṛtamasti mamāpriyam
“Mengapa aku diperdaya olehnya, sedangkan aku teguh dalam tapa dan bebas daripada derita? Dari mana, atas sebab apa, dan oleh siapa hal yang tidak menyenangkan ini dilakukan terhadapku?”
Śiva (Sadāśiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis (implied brāhmaṇa audience)
Scene: An austere Śiva in Himalayan stillness, suddenly inwardly stirred; his face turns from meditative calm to questioning wonder, as if sensing an unseen arrow of desire.
FAQs
Tapas must be paired with discernment (viveka); when the mind is shaken, inquiry into causes is itself a dharmic response.
Kedāra-kṣetra as the narrative locus where Śiva’s inner inquiry becomes part of the site’s sacred teaching.
No direct ritual; it highlights the inner practice of questioning and regaining steadiness.