Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 68
ज्वरांश्च सन्निपातांश्च अन्ये भूतद्रुहस्तदा । तान्सर्वान्निगृहीत्वाथ अश्विनौ तौ मुदान्वितौ । विज्वरानथ देवांश्च कृत्वा मुमुदतुश्चिरम्
jvarāṃśca sannipātāṃśca anye bhūtadruhastadā | tānsarvānnigṛhītvātha aśvinau tau mudānvitau | vijvarānatha devāṃśca kṛtvā mumudatuściram
Kemudian dua Aśvin, penuh sukacita, menundukkan segala demam, segala gangguan “sannipāta” yang berbahaya, serta kuasa-kuasa lain yang mencelakakan makhluk. Setelah menjadikan para dewa bebas daripada demam, mereka bersukaria lama sekali.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Aśvin twins, radiant and energetic, bind and subdue personified fevers and sannipāta-demons; the devas regain color and strength, and the twins rejoice openly after the cure.
FAQs
Restoration after crisis is also divine work; healing and protection reaffirm dharma after the upheaval caused by wrath and conflict.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra tīrtha frame continues to contextualize these events within sacred Himalayan geography.
No direct ritual is described; the verse highlights divine healing rather than human observance.