तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य किरातस्त्वरयान्वितः । नंदिनं च करे गृह्य शंकरं समुपागतः
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya kirātastvarayānvitaḥ | naṃdinaṃ ca kare gṛhya śaṃkaraṃ samupāgataḥ
ఆ మాటలు విని కిరాతుడు త్వరగా కదిలాడు; నందిని చేత పట్టుకొని శంకరుని సమీపానికి చేరాడు.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-context narration)
Tirtha: Tapovana (Kedāra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Kirāta, suddenly urgent, takes Nandī by the hand and leads him through the gaṇa-filled grove toward Śaṅkara, suggesting a swift passage from request to audience.
Sincere urgency and humility in approaching Śiva becomes a doorway to divine grace.
The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) within the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, associated with Śiva’s sacred presence.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the devotee being led into Śiva’s presence.
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