Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
ततस्तया तदा देव्या अमृतार्थं हि वै द्विजाः । यज्जातं तच्छृणौध्वं हि तया देव्या कृतं महत्
tatastayā tadā devyā amṛtārthaṃ hi vai dvijāḥ | yajjātaṃ tacchṛṇaudhvaṃ hi tayā devyā kṛtaṃ mahat
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Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas
Scene: The narrator’s focus shifts from the demonic multitude to the radiant Devī preparing a decisive act; the atmosphere brightens as if dawn breaks over Kedāra peaks.
FAQs
Divine power acts decisively to protect cosmic order and secure what sustains dharma.
The verse sits within the Kedārakhaṇḍa framework, linking the narrative flow to the sanctity of Kedāra-kṣetra, though this line itself is narrative setup.
None explicitly; it introduces a narrative event concerning amṛta.