Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
ब्रह्मणा तु स्तुतो यावत्तावद्देवो वृषध्वजः । प्रादुर्बभूव तत्रैव सुराणां कार्यसिद्धये
brahmaṇā tu stuto yāvattāvaddevo vṛṣadhvajaḥ | prādurbabhūva tatraiva surāṇāṃ kāryasiddhaye
Selama Brahmā terus memanjatkan pujian, selama itu juga Tuhan bertanda panji lembu (Śiva) menampakkan diri di sana, demi menyempurnakan tujuan para dewa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)
Scene: Brahmā continues chanting; from the very spot Śiva appears—bull-bannered (vṛṣadhvaja), radiant, accompanied by subtle signs (light, tremor, fragrance); devas’ mission poised to succeed.
FAQs
Sincere stuti (praise) and devotion invite divine presence, and Śiva responds to uphold cosmic order (dharma).
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra is the narrative setting within the Kedārakhaṇḍa Māhātmya.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse highlights stuti as the devotional catalyst for Śiva’s manifestation.