Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
स्वकालयस्थो हिमवान्स रेजे हि महा यशा । शिवसंपर्कजेनैव महसा परमेम च । विख्यातो हि महाशैलस्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः
svakālayastho himavānsa reje hi mahā yaśā | śivasaṃparkajenaiva mahasā paramema ca | vikhyāto hi mahāśailastriṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
Bersemayam di kediamannya yang wajar, Himavān yang mulia bersinar gemilang—dengan cahaya tertinggi yang lahir daripada sentuhan dengan Śiva. Gunung agung itu pun menjadi masyhur dan termasyhur di seluruh tiga alam.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Himālaya (Himavān) / Kedāra sphere (contextual)
Type: peak
Scene: Himavān stands in his own domain, glowing with a new, supreme radiance born from Śiva’s contact; the mountain is shown as both a colossal peak and a crowned divine person, celebrated across the three worlds.
FAQs
Association with Śiva sanctifies and elevates—even a mountain becomes universally revered through divine contact.
The Himalayan region connected with Kedāra, where Śiva’s presence makes the land supremely meritorious.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse teaches the sanctifying power of Śiva-saṃparka (closeness to Śiva).