Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
अर्द्धचंद्रांकितो यस्य कपर्द्दस्त्वतिसुंदरः । चक्षुषा च तृतीयेन भालस्थेन विराजितः
arddhacaṃdrāṃkito yasya kaparddastvatisuṃdaraḥ | cakṣuṣā ca tṛtīyena bhālasthena virājitaḥ
جس کی جٹا کا نہایت حسین گُچھا نیم چاند سے مُزیَّن تھا؛ اور جو پیشانی پر قائم تیسرے نَین سے جگمگا رہا تھا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-level deduction within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa
Tirtha: Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience
Scene: Close, devotional portrait of Śiva: exquisite jaṭā-bun crowned with a half-moon, and the blazing third eye on the forehead, radiating controlled power and serenity.
FAQs
Śiva’s symbols teach both grace and transcendence: the moon signifies soothing auspiciousness, while the third eye signifies higher knowledge that burns ignorance.
Kedāra, where Śiva is celebrated in form (mūrti) and presence (tīrtha-māhātmya).
No explicit ritual; the emphasis is on contemplation of Śiva’s form as a devotional aid.
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