Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
शिरोधिरुह्य शम्भोश्च घण्टामादातुमुद्यतः । तावत्कैलासशिखरे शंभुः प्रोवाच किंकरान्
śirodhiruhya śambhośca ghaṇṭāmādātumudyataḥ | tāvatkailāsaśikhare śaṃbhuḥ provāca kiṃkarān
وہ شَمبھو (لِنگ) کے سر پر چڑھ کر گھنٹی اتارنے کے ارادے سے آگے بڑھا۔ اسی لمحے کیلاش کی چوٹی پر شَمبھو نے اپنے گَणوں سے فرمایا۔
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing events; Śiva speaks to the gaṇas within the verse
Tirtha: Kedāra liṅga precinct; Kailāsa as cosmic reference
Type: temple
Scene: Inside the sanctum at night: the man climbs onto the liṅga’s top, reaching for the hanging bell; simultaneously, a cutaway vision shows Śiva on Kailāsa addressing His gaṇas.
FAQs
Even when approached with flawed intent, Śiva’s awareness and sovereignty remain; divine intervention can redirect a soul toward grace.
The Kedāra-khaṇḍa setting frames the Kedāra/Kedārnātha sacred landscape, while the verse explicitly mentions Kailāsa as Śiva’s divine abode.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse advances the narrative that leads into teachings on devotion.