Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
अथापरे द्युरायातः कितरातः शिवमंदिरम् । यावद्विलोक्यामास लिंगमैशं न दृष्टवान्
athāpare dyurāyātaḥ kitarātaḥ śivamaṃdiram | yāvadvilokyāmāsa liṃgamaiśaṃ na dṛṣṭavān
ต่อมาในอีกวันหนึ่ง กิราตะมาถึงเทวาลัยพระศิวะ; ครั้นมองหาอยู่รอบด้าน ก็ไม่เห็นพระลึงค์ของพระอีศะเลย
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame assumed; not explicit)
Scene: A Kirāta devotee enters the mountain temple on a later day; the sanctum appears strangely empty—no liṅga visible—only lamps, offerings, and a cold hush, as he scans the shrine in disbelief.
FAQs
True devotion is tested when the familiar form of worship seems absent, prompting deeper longing for darśana.
Kedāra-kṣetra and its Śiva temple setting, a focal point of pilgrimage devotion.
No direct prescription; it sets the scene for darśana-seeking and the devotee’s response.