Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
यद्वै पुरोक्तं च तया पार्वत्या मम सन्निधौ । ततोऽधिकं प्रपश्यामि सौंदर्यं परमेष्ठिनः । महेशस्य मया दृष्टमनिर्वाच्यं च संप्रति
yadvai puroktaṃ ca tayā pārvatyā mama sannidhau | tato'dhikaṃ prapaśyāmi sauṃdaryaṃ parameṣṭhinaḥ | maheśasya mayā dṛṣṭamanirvācyaṃ ca saṃprati
“Apa yang pernah dikatakan Pārvatī di hadapanku dahulu—kini aku menyaksikan keindahan Yang Maha Tinggi lebih daripada itu. Sesungguhnya, keagungan Maheśa yang kulihat saat ini tidak terungkapkan dengan kata-kata.”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Menā speaks in awe, praising Śiva’s beauty as beyond description; Śiva appears with overwhelming yet serene radiance; listeners (women and sages) are hushed.
FAQs
Direct experience (darśana) of Śiva surpasses even the highest praise; the Divine is ultimately beyond speech.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (Kedarnath region) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on contemplative reverence and the transformative power of seeing Śiva.