Shloka 9
Kedāreśvara-pratiṣṭhā: Nara-Nārāyaṇa’s Worship and Śiva’s Abiding as Jyoti
स्वयं स्थितस्तदा शंभुः केदारेश्वरसंज्ञकः । भक्ताभीष्टप्रदो नित्यं दर्शनादर्चनादपि
svayaṃ sthitastadā śaṃbhuḥ kedāreśvarasaṃjñakaḥ | bhaktābhīṣṭaprado nityaṃ darśanādarcanādapi
Da verweilte Śambhu selbst dort, bekannt unter dem Namen Kedāreśvara, und gewährte den Bhaktas stets ihre ersehnten Ziele—durch bloßes Darśana wie auch durch Verehrung.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Sadāśiva
Jyotirlinga: Kedāranātha
Sthala Purana: Śiva remains established as Kedāreśvara; the text foregrounds the doctrine that mere darśana and arcana at the sthala yield iṣṭa-phala through the Lord’s grace.
Significance: Darśana- and arcana-phala: even sight of Kedāreśvara is portrayed as efficacious, emphasizing Śiva’s accessible anugraha to devotees.
Role: liberating
Offering: pushpa
FAQs
It proclaims Śiva’s compassionate presence as Kedāreśvara: His grace operates through proximity and devotion, so even darśana (reverent seeing) and arcanā (worship) can mature the devotee’s aims toward protection, purification, and ultimately liberation.
Kedāreśvara is Śiva approachable in saguna form at a sacred seat; the verse emphasizes that the Lord makes Himself accessible so that the devotee may receive grace through concrete acts like temple darśana and liṅga-pūjā, while those acts point beyond to the nirguṇa Reality.
Perform darśana with inner reverence, then arcanā—offering water/flowers and simple mantra-japa such as the Pañcākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—as a direct means of invoking Kedāreśvara’s blessing.