Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
ईश्वरस्य तु गांभीर्यं ज्ञात्वा सर्वे विचक्षणाः । विस्मयेन समाश्लिष्टा ऊचुः सर्वे परस्परम्
īśvarasya tu gāṃbhīryaṃ jñātvā sarve vicakṣaṇāḥ | vismayena samāśliṣṭā ūcuḥ sarve parasparam
ครั้นรู้ถึงความลุ่มลึกอันยิ่งใหญ่ของพระอีศวร เหล่าผู้มีปัญญาทั้งปวงก็ถูกความพิศวงโอบล้อม แล้วกล่าวแก่กันและกัน
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sages and seers in a Himalayan grove near Kedāra, faces uplifted in astonished devotion, quietly conferring after sensing Śiva’s unfathomable depth; snow peaks and cedar trees frame the scene.
FAQs
Contemplation of Śiva’s depth naturally produces wonder and reverent dialogue among the wise.
Kedāra’s Mahātmya context continues, centered on Īśvara in the Himalayan sacred realm.
None; it portrays a devotional-psychological response (vismaya) to divine greatness.