Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49
लिंगे लयं समाधाय कयापि कलया स्थितम् । अन्यच्छिरोविवृश्च्यैवं तेनापि शिवपूजनम् । कृतं नैवान्यमुनिना तथा चैवापरेणहि
liṃge layaṃ samādhāya kayāpi kalayā sthitam | anyacchirovivṛścyaivaṃ tenāpi śivapūjanam | kṛtaṃ naivānyamuninā tathā caivāpareṇahi
Tendo fundido sua consciência no Liṅga, permaneceu ali estabelecido por certo poder. Depois, do mesmo modo, cortou ainda outra cabeça e novamente realizou a adoração a Śiva—ato que nenhum outro muni, nem ninguém em absoluto, jamais fez.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame, typical)
Scene: A fierce ascetic scene: Rāvaṇa in intense tapas before a Himalayan liṅga, entering absorption; the dramatic motif of repeated self-offering while the liṅga radiates stillness.
FAQs
Devotion becomes extraordinary when the mind dissolves into the deity (liṅge layaḥ) and worship is sustained with unwavering resolve.
Kedāra-kṣetra is the implied pilgrimage setting where Śiva’s presence and worship are celebrated.
Śiva-pūjā of the Liṅga is highlighted; the narrative describes repeated offerings as a legendary exemplar, not a general injunction.