Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
अद्यैव भयमुत्पन्नं लिंगादस्माच्चिरंतनम् । न शक्यते मया त्रातुमस्माल्लिंगभयात्सुराः
adyaiva bhayamutpannaṃ liṃgādasmācciraṃtanam | na śakyate mayā trātumasmālliṃgabhayātsurāḥ
இன்றே இந்த லிங்கத்திலிருந்து பழமையான ஒரு அச்சம் எழுந்துள்ளது. இந்த லிங்கத்தின் பயத்திலிருந்து தேவர்களை நான் காக்க இயலாது।
Acyuta (Viṣṇu/Janārdana) (deduced from next verse: “acyutenaivamuktāḥ…”)
Tirtha: Kedāra-liṅga (Kedāranātha)
Type: temple
Scene: Viṣṇu, grave after smiling, indicates an ancient dread emanating from the liṅga; devas recoil slightly, faces showing sacred awe; the liṅga radiates an intense, ungraspable power.
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The Liṅga signifies an overwhelming, timeless divine reality that even gods approach with reverent awe.
Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (Kedarnath region) within the Kedārakhaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets the narrative tone of awe toward the Liṅga.
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