Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 162
कर्पूरगौरोद्युतिमान्कपर्दी चंद्रशेखरः । तं गृहीत्वा करे रुद्र उवाच परिसांत्वयन्
karpūragaurodyutimānkapardī caṃdraśekharaḥ | taṃ gṛhītvā kare rudra uvāca parisāṃtvayan
พระรุทระผู้รุ่งเรืองดุจขาวผ่องแห่งการบูร ผู้ทรงชฎา ผู้มีจันทร์เป็นมงกุฎ ทรงจับมือเขาไว้ แล้วตรัสปลอบประโลม
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa), introducing Rudra’s compassionate action
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeking audience (tīrtha-śravaṇa context)
Scene: Rudra, camphor-white and radiant, with jaṭā and crescent moon, gently takes the devotee’s hand; pramathas stand around as a divine retinue; the mood is consoling and intimate.
FAQs
Śiva is not only transcendent but personally compassionate—He comforts and uplifts the devotee who has endured hardship for His sake.
Kedāra, where Śiva’s merciful, tangible presence is narrated as a hallmark of the kṣetra’s greatness.
None directly; the focus is on the fruit of devotion—Śiva’s consoling darśana.