Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
शिवेन सह संग्रामो ह्यभूत्तस्य महात्मनः । अज्ञानात्प्रकृतो भूत्वा बहुकालं निरन्तरम्
śivena saha saṃgrāmo hyabhūttasya mahātmanaḥ | ajñānātprakṛto bhūtvā bahukālaṃ nirantaram
اس عظیم النفس کا شیو کے ساتھ جنگ ہوا؛ کیونکہ جہالت کے سبب پرکرتی کے بندھن میں پڑ کر وہ بہت مدت تک لگاتار اسی حال میں رہا۔
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prolonged, relentless battle between the great-souled Gaṇeśa (under prakṛti-bandha) and Śiva, framed as a tragic misunderstanding born of ignorance—martial energy with undertone of impending reconciliation.
FAQs
Ignorance (ajñāna) can veil even a mighty being, producing conflict; liberation comes through recognition of Śiva’s true nature.
The narrative belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, tied to the Kedāra sacred landscape.
None explicitly; it frames a moral-cosmological lesson through story.