Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
पुनर्विज्ञापयामास नंदिना हिमवान्गिरिः । विज्ञप्तो नंदिना शंभुरचलो द्रष्टुमागतः
punarvijñāpayāmāsa naṃdinā himavāngiriḥ | vijñapto naṃdinā śaṃbhuracalo draṣṭumāgataḥ
อีกครั้งหนึ่ง หิมวานผู้เป็นขุนเขาได้ทูลขอผ่านนันทิ ครั้นนันทิกราบทูลแล้ว พระศัมภู—แม้ดำรงมั่นในตบะไม่ไหวเอน—ก็ทรงรับรู้ผู้มาขอทัศนะ
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Himavān renews his petition through Nandin; inside, Śiva sits in deep tapas, eyes closed, unmoving—yet the message reaches him and he acknowledges the visitor.
FAQs
Approaching the Lord includes honoring his attendants; devotion respects the sacred hierarchy of service.
Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Himalayan holy setting where Śiva is in deep tapas and devotees seek darśana.
No explicit rite; the implied practice is formal petition (vijñapti) before darśana.