Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
तथेति च वचोमत्वा तत्क्षणादेव लिह्य तत् । निर्मांसं च कृतं सद्यस्तया धेन्वा कलेवरम्
tatheti ca vacomatvā tatkṣaṇādeva lihya tat | nirmāṃsaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sadyastayā dhenvā kalevaram
"ایسا ہی ہو،" کہہ کر اور حکم قبول کرتے ہوئے، اس نے فوراً اسے چاٹ لیا؛ اور اس گائے نے فوراً جسم کو گوشت سے پاک کر دیا۔
Lomaśa (narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Surabhī immediately licks Dadhīci’s body, rendering it fleshless—an uncanny, sacred transformation performed without violence, as a ritual preparation.
FAQs
When a righteous purpose is clear, decisive action follows—supporting dharma without delay.
The Kedāra sacred narrative frame continues; no single tirtha is singled out in this verse.
None for practitioners; it is a mythic-historical step in crafting divine weapons.