Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
इयं तावत्सुरूपा च विरूपोऽसौ सदाशिवः । विशालाक्षी त्वियं बाला विरूपाक्षो भवस्तथा
iyaṃ tāvatsurūpā ca virūpo'sau sadāśivaḥ | viśālākṣī tviyaṃ bālā virūpākṣo bhavastathā
นางนี้งามแท้ ส่วนพระสทาศิวะนั้นมีรูปอันพิสดาร เด็กสาวนี้ตากว้างดุจดอกบัว แต่พระภวะก็เป็น “วิรูปाक्षะ” คือผู้มีดวงตาแปลกประหลาดเช่นกัน
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A young, wide-eyed Devī stands radiant, contrasted with Sadāśiva’s ash-smeared, matted-haired, three-eyed visage; the scene highlights the paradox of attraction to the ascetic Lord.
FAQs
It contrasts worldly standards of beauty with Śiva’s transcendent, ascetic form—hinting that divinity is not measured by appearance.
The Kedāra setting underlies the chapter, but this verse itself is character-description rather than tīrtha-praise.
None.