Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
यः पूजयति केदारं स गच्छेच्छिवमन्दिरम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पित्ःनुद्दिश्य भारत । श्राद्धं ददाति विधिवत्तस्य प्रीताः पितामहाः
yaḥ pūjayati kedāraṃ sa gacchecchivamandiram | tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā pitḥnuddiśya bhārata | śrāddhaṃ dadāti vidhivattasya prītāḥ pitāmahāḥ
مَن يعبد كيدارا يبلغ مقام شيفا. يا بهاراتا، إنّ الرجل إذا اغتسل في ذلك التيرثا ووجّه ثوابه إلى الآباء الأسلاف (البيتْر)، وقدّم شرادها على الوجه الشرعي، رضي عنه أجداده.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed)
Scene: A pilgrim at Kedāra-tīrtha performs snāna, then offers śrāddha with piṇḍas and water-libations facing south, while a Śiva shrine/linga stands nearby; pitṛs are envisioned receiving offerings and becoming pleased.
FAQs
Devotion to Śiva and service to ancestors together complete dharma—worship and śrāddha both yield lasting merit.
Kedāra-liṅga and its associated tīrtha within Bhṛgu-kṣetra (Revā Khaṇḍa).
Snāna at the tīrtha followed by vidhivat śrāddha dedicated to the Pitṛs.