Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61
स्तुवतां चैव देवानामुवाच परमेश्वरः । त्रासं कुर्वंतु मा सर्वे रेतसानेन पीडिताः
stuvatāṃ caiva devānāmuvāca parameśvaraḥ | trāsaṃ kurvaṃtu mā sarve retasānena pīḍitāḥ
ครั้นเหล่าเทพสรรเสริญอยู่ พระปรเมศวรตรัสว่า “ท่านทั้งหลายอย่าหวาดหวั่นเลย แม้ถูกความทุกข์จากเรตัสนี้บีบคั้นก็ตาม”
Śiva (Parameśvara)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devas stand in reverent praise before Parameśvara; Śiva raises a calming hand, speaking words that dissolve their terror of the potent retas.
FAQs
Śiva removes fear and steadies the devas—divine compassion safeguards beings even amid overwhelming cosmic forces.
Kedāra is the implied sacred scene where Śiva directly addresses the devas.
No explicit ritual; the instruction is ethical-spiritual: abandon fear under Śiva’s protection.