दण्डवत्पतितो भूमावुत्थाय स्वगृहं गतः । तद्दृष्ट्वा महदाश्चर्यं चिंतयामास वै चिरम्
daṇḍavatpatito bhūmāvutthāya svagṛhaṃ gataḥ | taddṛṣṭvā mahadāścaryaṃ ciṃtayāmāsa vai ciram
وہ دَندوت ہو کر زمین پر گر پڑا، پھر اٹھ کر اپنے گھر چلا گیا؛ اس عظیم عجوبے کو دیکھ کر وہ دیر تک دل میں غور و فکر کرتا رہا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: The kirāta lies full-length in daṇḍavat before the liṅga, then departs; observers remain struck by wonder as the atmosphere settles into contemplative stillness.
Humility (daṇḍavat-pranāma) and contemplative faith deepen the devotee’s connection to the divine.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva’s presence is experienced as a living wonder through darśana and worship.
Daṇḍavat-pranāma (full prostration) as an act of reverence after worship/darśana.