Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
अन्याश्चैव तथा सर्वाः पुरस्कृत्य सदाशिवम् । गंतुकामाश्चोग्रतरा भूतैः प्रेतैः समावृताः
anyāścaiva tathā sarvāḥ puraskṛtya sadāśivam | gaṃtukāmāścogratarā bhūtaiḥ pretaiḥ samāvṛtāḥ
اور بہت سی دوسری دیویاں بھی—سب کی سب—سداشیو کو پیشِ پیش رکھ کر روانہ ہونے کی خواہاں تھیں؛ نہایت اُگرا تھیں اور بھوتوں اور پریتوں سے گھری ہوئی تھیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A massed assembly of fierce goddesses and attendants, all oriented toward Sadāśiva at the front; a forward-moving surge with bhūtas and pretas forming an outer ring, suggesting a protective cordon and impending confrontation.
FAQs
When Sadāśiva is held as the guiding center, even fierce powers become ordered and purposeful within dharma.
Kedāra-kṣetra, emphasizing the grandeur of Śiva’s presence and the vastness of his attendant host.
None; it is a narrative description of divine movement and entourage.
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