Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36
एवमुक्त्वा प्रणम्यादौ विष्णुं सदृशरूपिणम् । वीरभद्रोऽग्रतो भूत्वा विष्णुं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्
evamuktvā praṇamyādau viṣṇuṃ sadṛśarūpiṇam | vīrabhadro'grato bhūtvā viṣṇuṃ vākyamathābravīt
یوں کہہ کر ویر بھدر نے سب سے پہلے وِشنو کو—جس کی صورت شِو کے مانند تھی—سجدۂ تعظیم کیا۔ پھر سامنے کھڑا ہو کر اس نے دوبارہ وِشنو سے کلام کیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual deduction)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra, fierce yet disciplined, first bows to Viṣṇu whose form is described as akin to Śiva’s; then he stands before Viṣṇu to speak, setting a tense but reverent confrontation.
FAQs
Even in confrontation, reverence for divinity remains; the Purāṇic vision often stresses an underlying harmony between Śiva and Viṣṇu.
Not explicitly; the Kedārakhaṇḍa context supports sacred geography, but this line is theological-narrative.
None; the action is praṇāma (bowing) as a devotional gesture.