Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
शैलादो हि महातेजा नंदी ह्यमितविक्रमः । रक्षसं विबुधानां वा कृत्यमस्तीत्यचिंतयत्
śailādo hi mahātejā naṃdī hyamitavikramaḥ | rakṣasaṃ vibudhānāṃ vā kṛtyamastītyaciṃtayat
ତେବେ ଶୈଲାଦଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ନନ୍ଦୀ—ମହାତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଓ ଅମିତବିକ୍ରମୀ—ଚିନ୍ତା କଲେ: ‘ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଏହା ରାକ୍ଷସମାନଙ୍କ କିମ୍ବା ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ କୌଣସି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ।’
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandī, radiant and powerful, stands in a Himalayan grove, eyes narrowed in assessment, as if scanning for unseen intruders—celestial or demonic—behind the sudden agitation of nature.
FAQs
The vigilant devotee-disciple (Nandī) reads disturbances as signs of hidden forces and responds with discernment.
Kedāra-kṣetra, as the stage for divine events surrounding Śiva.
None; it advances the narrative by introducing Nandī’s suspicion and alertness.