Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 152
शुशुभे स महादेवः समाधौ चंद्रशेखरः । योगपट्टः कृतस्तेन शेषस्य च महात्मनः । वासुकिः सर्पराजश्च कटिबद्धः कृतो महान्
śuśubhe sa mahādevaḥ samādhau caṃdraśekharaḥ | yogapaṭṭaḥ kṛtastena śeṣasya ca mahātmanaḥ | vāsukiḥ sarparājaśca kaṭibaddhaḥ kṛto mahān
سمادھی میں وہ مہادیو، چندر شیکھر، نہایت درخشاں ہو اٹھے۔ مہاتما شیش اُن کا یوگ پٹّہ بن گیا، اور سانپوں کا راجا واسکی اُن کی کمر کا عظیم پٹکا ٹھہرا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Siddhavaṭa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śiva in luminous samādhi as Candrasekhara; Śeṣa forms a yogic strap supporting posture, while Vāsuki coils as a powerful waist-belt—serpents rendered as sacred, protective, not fearsome.
FAQs
Śiva’s samādhi is portrayed as sovereign stillness, where cosmic powers (Nāgas like Śeṣa and Vāsuki) become ornaments—symbolizing mastery over the universe.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha is implied by the Kedārakhaṇḍa context, presenting the region as sanctified by Śiva’s yogic presence.
None directly; the verse is descriptive, emphasizing Śiva’s yogic state and divine iconography.
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