Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
निष्कामा ह्यतुरा ह्यासञ्छिवसंपर्कजैर्गुणैः । अकस्माच्च तथाभूतं कथं जातं विमृश्य च
niṣkāmā hyaturā hyāsañchivasaṃparkajairguṇaiḥ | akasmācca tathābhūtaṃ kathaṃ jātaṃ vimṛśya ca
Xưa nay họ vốn vô dục, không ưu não, lại được ban những phẩm tính do sự tiếp xúc với Śiva mà sinh. Nghĩ suy, họ tự hỏi: “Sao sự đổi thay này bỗng dưng xảy đến như vậy?”
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of beings—previously serene—pause in contemplation, faces turned inward, brows slightly furrowed, as if sensing an unseen force disrupting their Śiva-born tranquility.
FAQs
Association with Śiva purifies and steadies the mind, so any sudden agitation prompts discernment and inquiry into its cause.
Kedāra-kṣetra, presented as a place where Śiva’s presence bestows sāttvika qualities.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on inner discernment (vimarśa) and the effect of proximity to Śiva.