Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 129
चिंतायुक्तोऽभवन्नंदी जातं किं छिद्रमद्य मे । कथितानि च विघ्नानि शिवपूजारतस्य च । उपस्थितानि तान्येव मम भाग्यविपर्ययात्
ciṃtāyukto'bhavannaṃdī jātaṃ kiṃ chidramadya me | kathitāni ca vighnāni śivapūjāratasya ca | upasthitāni tānyeva mama bhāgyaviparyayāt
Nandī ficou tomado de ansiedade: “Que falha surgiu em mim hoje? Os obstáculos de que se fala para quem se deleita no culto a Śiva—esses mesmos obstáculos apareceram, por minha má fortuna.”
Nandī (quoted within Sūta’s narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nandī stands troubled near the shrine, brows knit, looking at the signs of worship and sensing an unseen flaw; the atmosphere is tense yet reverent.
FAQs
Even devoted worship may face obstacles; the devotee should introspect and remain steady rather than abandon practice.
Kedāra, as the setting where devotion is tested and its sincerity becomes evident.
No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on recognizing vighnas and maintaining steadfastness in śiva-pūjā.
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