Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
लावण्यामृतवापिकां सुवदनां गौरीं सुवासां शुभां दृष्ट्वा ते ह्यृषयोऽपि मोहमगन्भ्रांतास्तदा संभ्रमात् । नोचुः किंचना वाक्यमेव सुधियो ह्यासन्प्रमत्ता इव स्तब्धाः कान्तिमतीमतीव रुचिरां त्रैलोक्यनाथप्रियाम्
lāvaṇyāmṛtavāpikāṃ suvadanāṃ gaurīṃ suvāsāṃ śubhāṃ dṛṣṭvā te hyṛṣayo'pi mohamaganbhrāṃtāstadā saṃbhramāt | nocuḥ kiṃcanā vākyameva sudhiyo hyāsanpramattā iva stabdhāḥ kāntimatīmatīva rucirāṃ trailokyanāthapriyām
Tatkala melihat Gaurī—laksana “telaga amerta” kejelitaan, berwajah elok, berpakaian mulia dan penuh berkat—para resi pun diliputi takjub, seakan terpinga-pinga dalam keterharuan. Orang bijaksana itu tidak mengucap sepatah kata pun; mereka berdiri kaku bagaikan orang mabuk, memandang yang amat bersinar dan indah, kekasih Tuhan Penguasa Tiga Alam.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous Gaurī appears like an ‘ambrosial pond of loveliness’; sages stand motionless, eyes fixed, mouths closed, stunned by her radiance; the Himalayan setting suggests cool light, snow peaks, and sacred stillness.
FAQs
True sanctity can overwhelm even the learned; reverent silence becomes a form of worship when faced with divine auspiciousness.
The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra-Himalaya Śaiva pilgrimage sphere.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse is devotional praise (stuti) emphasizing darśana (sacred beholding).