Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4
स्थावरं जंगमं चैव सदृशं च मनोहरम् । जंगमं च जितं तत्र स्थावरेण तथैव च
sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ caiva sadṛśaṃ ca manoharam | jaṃgamaṃ ca jitaṃ tatra sthāvareṇa tathaiva ca
وہاں ساکن اور متحرک صورتیں تھیں—صورت میں یکساں اور نہایت دل فریب۔ وہاں متحرک گویا ساکن کے آگے مغلوب تھا، اور ساکن بھی متحرک کے آگے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Āścarya-maṇḍapa precinct
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijottamas/sages
Scene: Inside the pavilion, sculptures seem to breathe and walk; living beings appear statue-still—an enchanting paradox where motion and stillness outdo each other.
FAQs
In a tīrtha’s divine sphere, ordinary categories blur; wonder (adbhuta) becomes a means to awaken devotion and humility.
Kedārakṣetra in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; the emphasis is on the extraordinary sacred spectacle associated with the place.