Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
शिवो दाता हि लोकानां कर्ता चैवानुमोदिता । शिवशक्त्यात्मकं विश्वं जानीध्वं हि द्विजोत्तमाः
śivo dātā hi lokānāṃ kartā caivānumoditā | śivaśaktyātmakaṃ viśvaṃ jānīdhvaṃ hi dvijottamāḥ
சிவன் உலகங்களுக்கு தாதாவும், கர்த்தாவும், அனுமதி அளிப்பவனும் ஆவான். ஓ இருமுறைப் பிறந்தவர்களில் சிறந்தோரே, இந்தப் பிரபஞ்சம் சிவ-சக்தி ஸ்வரூபம் என அறியுங்கள்।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the Ṛṣis (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Cosmic vision over Kedāra: Śiva and Śakti as a unified principle pervading mountains, rivers, stars; devotees below perceive the world as sacred body of the divine pair.
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It teaches a Śaiva-Śākta vision: the cosmos functions through Śiva’s lordship and Śakti’s power as one integrated reality.
No single tirtha is named; the verse provides doctrinal context within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it is primarily a cosmological/theological instruction.
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