Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
तया स्रजाऽसौ शुशुभे महात्मा देवादिदेवस्त्रिपुरांतको हरः । गजासुरो येन निपातितो महानथांधको येन कृतश्च चूर्णः
tayā srajā'sau śuśubhe mahātmā devādidevastripurāṃtako haraḥ | gajāsuro yena nipātito mahānathāṃdhako yena kṛtaśca cūrṇaḥ
तया स्रजा स शुशुभे महात्मा देवादिदेवस्त्रिपुरान्तको हरः । गजासुरो येन निपातितो महान् तथाऽन्धको येन कृतश्च चूर्णः ॥
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: hymn-like narrative praise)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience of pilgrims/ṛṣis
Scene: Hara, crowned with the skull-garland, shines brilliantly; behind Him are suggested vignettes: the burning of Tripura, the fall of Gajāsura, and Andhaka ground to dust—an epic montage of Śiva’s victories.
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Śiva’s terrifying ornaments and heroic deeds proclaim His role as protector who destroys forces of adharma and restores cosmic balance.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s praise of Hara indirectly glorifies Kedāra as a supreme Śaiva pilgrimage region where such Lord is worshipped.
None is explicitly mentioned.
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