Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131
शंभुः परेषां परमो दग्धो येन महाबलः । मदनो मम सान्निध्यमानयेऽत्रैव तं शिवम्
śaṃbhuḥ pareṣāṃ paramo dagdho yena mahābalaḥ | madano mama sānnidhyamānaye'traiva taṃ śivam
«Śambhu é o Supremo entre todos; por Ele, o poderoso Madana foi reduzido a cinzas. Por isso trarei esse Śiva aqui mesmo, à minha presença».
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pārvatī proclaims Śambhu’s supremacy, recalling the moment Śiva’s third eye burned Madana; her gaze is unwavering, as if invoking Śiva’s immediate presence.
FAQs
Śiva’s supremacy is affirmed, and divine proximity is sought through disciplined spiritual effort rather than desire-driven means.
The Kedāra sacred context frames the episode; the verse itself glorifies Śiva and the power of tapas more than a named tīrtha.
No explicit prescription; the implied means is tapas for attaining Śiva’s sānnidhya.