Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
देवाश्चिनौ तदाहूय व्याधीन्हंतुं तदा भृतिम् । ददौ ताभ्यां प्रयत्नेन गणयित्वा सुबुद्धिमान्
devāścinau tadāhūya vyādhīnhaṃtuṃ tadā bhṛtim | dadau tābhyāṃ prayatnena gaṇayitvā subuddhimān
அப்போது அந்த நற்கருத்துடையவன் இரு அஷ்வினர்களையும் அழைத்து, அந்த நோய்களை அழிக்கும் பணியை முயற்சியுடன் நன்கு ஆராய்ந்து அவர்களிடம் ஒப்படைத்தான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu, composed and discerning, calls the twin Aśvins—youthful, radiant physicians—formally entrusting them with the mission to destroy diseases afflicting the devas.
FAQs
Dharma includes restoration—appointing the right healers to remove affliction and re-establish balance.
Kedāra remains the overarching sacred frame through Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the focus is on divine healing action.
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