Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 138
गतः शिवालयं नन्दी समं तेन महात्मना । ततो दृष्टं पूर्वदिने कृतंतेन दुरात्मना
gataḥ śivālayaṃ nandī samaṃ tena mahātmanā | tato dṛṣṭaṃ pūrvadine kṛtaṃtena durātmanā
นันทิไปยังศิวาลัยพร้อมกับปุโรหิตผู้มีจิตอันประเสริฐ ครั้นถึงแล้วก็ได้เห็นสิ่งที่คนใจชั่วผู้นั้นได้กระทำไว้เมื่อวันก่อน
Narrator (within Sūta’s narration to the sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra Śivālaya
Type: temple
Scene: Nandin and the noble priest enter the Śiva temple; they behold the prior day’s deed of the wicked man—an evidentiary moment in the sanctum precinct.
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Sacred places demand vigilance: wrongdoing at a holy shrine becomes evident and must be addressed through dharmic action.
The Kedāra Śivālaya (Kedāra region’s Śiva shrine) featured in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
A temple visit for verification and restoration of proper worship; details appear in subsequent verses.