Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
। लोमश उवाच । ततः सर्वे सुरगणा दृष्ट्वा तं विलयं गतम् । चिंतयंतः सुरगणाः कथं च विदधामहे
| lomaśa uvāca | tataḥ sarve suragaṇā dṛṣṭvā taṃ vilayaṃ gatam | ciṃtayaṃtaḥ suragaṇāḥ kathaṃ ca vidadhāmahe
โลมศะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นแล้วหมู่เทพทั้งปวงเห็นท่านเข้าสู่ความดับสูญ (มรณา) ก็พากันครุ่นคิดปรึกษา—“บัดนี้เราควรกระทำประการใด?”
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Lomaśa narrates as devas cluster in the sky, looking down at the serene remains of the sage; their faces show concern and resolve as they confer on the next course of action.
FAQs
Even divine powers depend on righteous means; after a saint’s sacrifice, action must be guided by thoughtful dharma.
The episode is embedded in Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra sacred landscape, though the verse itself is narrative rather than descriptive of a tirtha.
None; it depicts deliberation among the devas about the next dharmic step.