देवा ऊचुः । देवदेव महादेव देवानां वरदो भव । गिरिजायाः सहायार्थं प्रेषितो मदनोऽधुना
devā ūcuḥ | devadeva mahādeva devānāṃ varado bhava | girijāyāḥ sahāyārthaṃ preṣito madano'dhunā
ଦେବମାନେ କହିଲେ— ହେ ଦେବଦେବ, ହେ ମହାଦେବ, ଦେବମାନଙ୍କୁ ବରଦାତା ହୁଅ। ଗିରିଜାଙ୍କ ସହାୟତା ପାଇଁ ଏବେ ମଦନକୁ ପ୍ରେଷିତ କରାଯାଇଛି।
Devas
Even the gods approach Śiva with humility, acknowledging Him as the ultimate granter of boons and cosmic order.
The narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra sacred region celebrated in the Skanda Purāṇa.
No direct ritual is stated; it is a prayerful appeal (stuti/prārthanā) to Śiva.