Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35
ते चिंत्यमानाश्च सुरास्तदानीं कथं महेशो गिरिजां समेष्यति । किं कार्यमद्यैव वयं च कुर्मो बृहस्पते तत्कथयस्व मा चिरम्
te ciṃtyamānāśca surāstadānīṃ kathaṃ maheśo girijāṃ sameṣyati | kiṃ kāryamadyaiva vayaṃ ca kurmo bṛhaspate tatkathayasva mā ciram
तदा सुराः चिन्तयन्तः परस्परं जगदुः— “कथं महेशो गिरिजां समेष्यति? अद्यैव किं कर्तव्यं अस्माभिः? हे बृहस्पते, मा चिरं, तत् शीघ्रं कथय।”
Surāḥ (Devas)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly of listeners (typical frame)
Scene: A deva-assembly in a luminous hall: gods clustered in worried consultation, turning to Bṛhaspati for immediate counsel about Śiva’s union with Girijā; distant Himalayan silhouette hints at Kedāra.
FAQs
When dharmic goals face obstacles, wise counsel and timely action are sought rather than haste without guidance.
Kedāra region (Kedāra Khaṇḍa) forms the textual setting; the verse itself is a council scene.
None; it is a request for guidance on what action should be undertaken.