Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
अन्येषां का कथा दूता येऽर्चयंति सदाशिवम् । भक्त्या परमया शंभुं रुद्रास्ते नात्र संशयः
anyeṣāṃ kā kathā dūtā ye'rcayaṃti sadāśivam | bhaktyā paramayā śaṃbhuṃ rudrāste nātra saṃśayaḥ
अन्येषां का कथा, दूता? ये सदाशिवं शम्भुं परमया भक्त्या अर्चयन्ति, ते रुद्राः; अत्र न संशयः।
Yama/Kāla addressing his dūtas
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dūtas
Scene: Messengers are told: those who worship Sadāśiva with supreme devotion are themselves Rudras; depict devotees radiating Rudra-like aura around a liṅga in a Himalayan shrine.
FAQs
Supreme devotion to Sadāśiva elevates the devotee’s status—seen as sharing Rudra’s nature.
Kedārakhaṇḍa provides the sacred setting (Kedāra region), though this verse praises devotion rather than a single spot.
Arcana (worship) of Sadāśiva/Śambhu with parama-bhakti is endorsed.
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