Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
नारद उवाच । केदाराद्धिमसंयुक्तं योजनानां शतं स्मृतम् । तदंते योजनशतं विस्तृतं तत्कलापकम्
nārada uvāca | kedārāddhimasaṃyuktaṃ yojanānāṃ śataṃ smṛtam | tadaṃte yojanaśataṃ vistṛtaṃ tatkalāpakam
নাৰদ ক’লে: “কেদাৰৰ পৰা হিমেৰে পৰিপূৰ্ণ এশ যোজনাৰ বিস্তাৰ বুলি কোৱা হয়। তাৰ অন্তত তাৰো পিছে, আন এশ যোজনালৈ বিস্তৃত সেই কলাপক অৱস্থিত।”
Nārada
Tirtha: Kalāpaka (beyond Kedāra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: A sweeping white expanse of snow stretching beyond Kedāra; tiny pilgrims traverse the vastness; in the far distance, a sheltered valley-city labeled Kalāpaka spreads wide, suggesting a hidden, protected realm.
FAQs
The Purāṇa maps sacred space to inspire faith-filled endurance—holy lands are reached through perseverance.
Kedāra is the anchor tīrtha; Kalāpaka is presented as a further sacred expanse beyond the snowy route.
None here; the verse provides pilgrimage geography and distances (yojana measures).