प्रहस्योवाच सा चंडी भूतानां तत्र श्रृण्वताम् । शंभोरुद्वहनार्थाय प्रेतारूढा व्रजाम्यहम्
prahasyovāca sā caṃḍī bhūtānāṃ tatra śrṛṇvatām | śaṃbhorudvahanārthāya pretārūḍhā vrajāmyaham
تب چنڈی مسکرا کر بولی—اور وہاں بھوت سن رہے تھے—“شمبھو کے اُدْوَہَن (رسمی برداری) کے لیے میں پریت پر سوار ہو کر روانہ ہوتی ہوں۔”
Caṇḍī (direct speech within Sūta’s narration; deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Caṇḍī smiles serenely while declaring her mission; she rides a preta like a mount, moving in a purposeful ritual procession meant for Śambhu’s ceremonial honor; bhūtas listen in rapt attention.
Service to Śiva (Śambhu) is portrayed as a sacred duty that sanctifies even fearsome symbols, turning them into instruments of divine purpose.
Kedāra/Kedāranātha, in the Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s celebration of Śiva’s presence and rites.
No prescriptive rite; it references Śiva’s udvahana (ceremonial conveyance/procession) as a sacred act.
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