Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
नमोनमः कारणकारणाय ते नमोनमो मंगलमंगलात्मने । ज्ञानात्मने ज्ञानविदां मनीषिणां त्वमादिदेवोऽसि पुमान्पुराणः
namonamaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya te namonamo maṃgalamaṃgalātmane | jñānātmane jñānavidāṃ manīṣiṇāṃ tvamādidevo'si pumānpurāṇaḥ
Again and again, salutations to You—the cause of all causes; again and again, salutations to You whose very nature is supreme auspiciousness. You are the Self of knowledge for the wise who know; You are the primordial God, the Ancient Person.
Kāla
Tirtha: Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn philosophical hymn: the devotee bows repeatedly to Śiva as the ultimate cause and as knowledge itself; the liṅga is shown as a luminous axis, with subtle symbols of creation emanating and dissolving back.
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Śiva is both the metaphysical source and the supreme good—devotion and wisdom converge in recognizing Him as the primal cause.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the section’s sacred setting, where such Vedānta-tinged Śiva-stuti supports tīrtha-mahimā.
The implied practice is repeated salutations and stotra-recitation as a devotional discipline.
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