Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39
विष्णुरुवाच । रुद्रतेजःप्रसूतोसि पवित्रोऽसि महामते । अनेन प्रार्थितः पूर्वं यज्ञार्थं च पुनः पुनः
viṣṇuruvāca | rudratejaḥprasūtosi pavitro'si mahāmate | anena prārthitaḥ pūrvaṃ yajñārthaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ
พระวิษณุตรัสว่า “ท่านบังเกิดจากเดชเพลิงแห่งพระรุทระ ท่านเป็นผู้บริสุทธิ์ โอ้ผู้มีปัญญาใหญ่ ก่อนหน้านี้ด้วย เพื่อกิจแห่งยัญญะ ท่านก็เคยถูกท่านนั้นวิงวอนซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า”
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu addresses Vīrabhadra: born of Rudra’s fiery splendor, pure and great-minded; recalls that earlier too he was repeatedly requested for the sacrifice’s purpose—tying present conflict to past ritual history.
FAQs
Even fierce divine power (Rudra-tejas) is inherently pure and ultimately serves dharma when aligned with the cosmic order.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the broader frame is Kedāra sacred geography, though this verse itself focuses on the Dakṣa-yajña narrative rather than naming a specific tīrtha.
No direct prescription is given; the verse references yajña (sacrificial rite) as the narrative context.