Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
एवं संमंत्र्य देवास्ते कैलासं पर्वतं गताः । ततस्तु नंदिना सर्वे निषिद्धाः समयं विना
evaṃ saṃmaṃtrya devāste kailāsaṃ parvataṃ gatāḥ | tatastu naṃdinā sarve niṣiddhāḥ samayaṃ vinā
இவ்வாறு ஆலோசித்து அந்த தேவர்கள் கைலாசப் பர்வதத்திற்குச் சென்றனர். ஆனால் முன் அனுமதி/நியமித்த நேரமின்றி வந்ததால் நந்தி அவர்களையெல்லாம் தடுத்தான்.
Pulastya (narrator)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Scene: A majestic Kailāsa with snow-bright peak; devas arrive in a cluster, but Nandin—bull-faced, powerful, adorned—halts them at the threshold, hand raised in prohibition, signaling ‘no entry without samaya’.
FAQs
Even divine beings observe maryādā (proper protocol); approaching the Lord’s abode requires humility, order, and right conduct.
Mount Kailāsa is referenced as Śiva’s sacred abode, within the larger narrative leading to Īśānī-śikhara’s greatness.
Implicitly, one should approach sacred spaces with proper permission/discipline (samaya), not impulsively.