Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 193
एवं संज्ञान्वितौ द्वारि तिष्ठतस्तौ महात्मनः । शंकरस्य महाभागाः श्रृण्वंतु ऋषयो ह्यमी
evaṃ saṃjñānvitau dvāri tiṣṭhatastau mahātmanaḥ | śaṃkarasya mahābhāgāḥ śrṛṇvaṃtu ṛṣayo hyamī
یوں اشاروں کے ذریعے سمجھائے گئے وہ دونوں عظیم النفس دروازے پر کھڑے رہے۔ اے سعادت مندوں، شنکر کی بات سنو—یہ رشی بے شک توجہ سے سن رہے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahābhāgāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: Two noble guardians stand steady at the doorway, having received sign-instructions; nearby sages sit or stand with folded hands, listening as the narrative turns to Śaṅkara’s greatness.
FAQs
Obedience to divine instruction and steadfast guardianship of sacred space are praised as dharmic service.
Kedāra-kṣetra, focusing on Śiva’s ‘dvāra’ (sacred gateway) and its divinely appointed guardians.
None; it functions as a narrative transition urging attentive listening (śravaṇa) to the greatness of Śaṅkara.