Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
केतुर्नाम ग्रहोत्युग्रः शिवसद्भावभावितः । वर्तुलोऽतीव विस्तीर्णो लोचनाभ्यां सुभीषणः
keturnāma grahotyugraḥ śivasadbhāvabhāvitaḥ | vartulo'tīva vistīrṇo locanābhyāṃ subhīṣaṇaḥ
เกตุเป็นนพเคราะห์นามหนึ่งอันดุร้ายยิ่ง แต่เปี่ยมด้วยศุภภาวะแห่งภักติแด่พระศิวะ มีรูปกลม กว้างใหญ่ยิ่ง และน่าสะพรึงด้วยดวงตาทั้งสอง
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Ketuliṅga (Ketu-associated)
Type: temple
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A striking depiction of Ketu: round, vast, and terrifying with two eyes—yet marked by devotion to Śiva; the contrast between ferocity and sanctity is central.
FAQs
Even fierce cosmic forces (grahas) are harmonized through orientation to Śiva—devotion transforms power into auspiciousness.
Ketuliṅga in Prabhāsakṣetra, associated with the graha Ketu.
No explicit rite; the verse introduces Ketu’s nature as context for the shrine’s significance.