Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वं लिंगरूपी तु महाप्रभावो वेदांतवेद्योसि महात्मरूपि । येनैव सर्वे जगदात्ममूलं कृतं सदानंदपरेण नित्यम्
brahmovāca | tvaṃ liṃgarūpī tu mahāprabhāvo vedāṃtavedyosi mahātmarūpi | yenaiva sarve jagadātmamūlaṃ kṛtaṃ sadānaṃdapareṇa nityam
قال براهما: إنّك حقًّا على صورة اللِّينغا، عظيمُ الجلال شديدُ التأثير، تُعرَف بحقائق الفيدانتا، يا ذا الذات العظمى. بك وحدك، وأنت ثابتٌ أبدًا في نعيمٍ سرمدي، وُجِدَ هذا العالم كلّه، المتجذّر في الذات العليا.
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, humbled, offers a Vedāntic hymn to a radiant Liṅga; the Liṅga’s aura subtly contains the three worlds, suggesting creation rooted in the Supreme Self.
FAQs
Śiva as the Liṅga is the Vedānta-realized reality—source of creation and the blissful ground of all existence.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the theology supports Kedāra pilgrimage by identifying the Liṅga as the supreme, Vedāntic Lord.
No formal rite is stated; the verse functions as a stotra (praise) suitable for recitation before the Liṅga.