Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
हे भृगो त्वं न जानासि हे कश्यप महामते । अत्रे विशिष्ठ एकस्त्वं शक्र किं कृतमद्यते
he bhṛgo tvaṃ na jānāsi he kaśyapa mahāmate | atre viśiṣṭha ekastvaṃ śakra kiṃ kṛtamadyate
“اے بھِرگو! کیا تم نہیں جانتے؟ اے عالی ہمت کَشیَپ! اے اَتری! اے وَسِشٹھ—یہاں تو تم ہی سب سے برتر ہو۔ اے شَکر! آج کیا کر ڈالا گیا ہے؟”
Devī (deduced continuation addressing sages and Indra)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages; within verse the Goddess addresses named ṛṣis and Indra
Scene: The Goddess turns from one revered figure to another—Bhṛgu, Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha—then addresses Indra; each is visually distinct by age, beard style, staff, and aura; the atmosphere is charged with accountability.
FAQs
Spiritual authority is questioned when dharma is breached; even great beings must answer for ritual and ethical lapses.
The verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s narrative scaffolding; the glorification is indirect through the Śaiva doctrinal frame.
None directly; it is an interrogation that precedes clarification of proper yajña protocol.