Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
तद्दृष्ट्वा तत्क्षणादेव देवो भ्रांतिविनाशनः । भ्रममाणस्तदा शंभुर्नापश्यदसितेक्षणाम्
taddṛṣṭvā tatkṣaṇādeva devo bhrāṃtivināśanaḥ | bhramamāṇastadā śaṃbhurnāpaśyadasitekṣaṇām
Ao ver aquilo, naquele mesmo instante o Senhor—destruidor da ilusão—pôs-se a vagar; contudo Śambhu não conseguiu ver a de olhos escuros.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śambhu wanders through the Himalayan terrain, scanning valleys and groves, yet cannot find the dark-eyed Devī; the landscape feels vast and echoing.
FAQs
Even the ‘destroyer of delusion’ dramatizes the human-like search, teaching devotees the intensity of divine love and longing.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the episode within Kedāra’s sacred landscape, though the verse itself highlights the narrative action.
None is directly mentioned.