Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
तथैव देवासुरयक्षदानवा नागाः पतंगाप्सरसो महर्षयः । समेत्य सर्वे परिवक्तुमीशमूचुस्तदानीं शिरसा प्रणम्य
tathaiva devāsurayakṣadānavā nāgāḥ pataṃgāpsaraso maharṣayaḥ | sametya sarve parivaktumīśamūcustadānīṃ śirasā praṇamya
Demikian juga para deva, asura, yakṣa, dānava, nāga, burung-burung, para apsara dan para maharṣi semuanya berhimpun. Menundukkan kepala dengan hormat, mereka pun bersama-sama menyapa Īśa (Śiva) pada saat itu.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition, Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A vast assembly—devas, asuras, yakṣas, dānavas, nāgas, birds, apsarases, and maharṣis—gathers and bows in unison, then addresses Śiva with folded hands.
FAQs
Reverence to the Lord is universal: all classes of beings honor Śiva when cosmic dharma is being affirmed.
The verse continues the Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan sacred context rather than naming a single tīrtha explicitly.
Praṇāma (bowing with the head) is shown as the appropriate devotional gesture before addressing the Lord.