गृहाद्विनिर्गते पुंसि केदारमभिनिश्चितम् जन्मद्वयार्जितं पापं शरीरादपि निर्व्रजेत्
gṛhādvinirgate puṃsi kedāramabhiniścitam janmadvayārjitaṃ pāpaṃ śarīrādapi nirvrajet
إذا خرج الرجل من بيته وقد ثبت عزمه على كيدارا، فإن خطايا مولدين تفارقه حتى من جسده نفسه.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim steps out of his home at dawn with staff and water-pot, mind fixed on Kedāra; shadowy forms of ‘sins’ peel away from his body as he crosses the threshold, while distant snowy peaks shimmer in vision.
Spiritual progress is shown as stepwise: resolve, then action—each stage intensifies purification.
Kedāra is glorified as granting cleansing even at the moment of beginning the journey.
To set out from home after firmly committing to the Kedāra pilgrimage.