Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
ततो ह्यपः समाहूय ऊचुः सर्वे दिवौकसः । अद्भिश्च गृह्यतामद्य हत्यांशः कार्यसिद्धये
tato hyapaḥ samāhūya ūcuḥ sarve divaukasaḥ | adbhiśca gṛhyatāmadya hatyāṃśaḥ kāryasiddhaye
Alors les célestes appelèrent les Eaux et dirent : «Pour que l’œuvre s’accomplisse, que les eaux prennent aujourd’hui aussi une part de la “hatyā”.»
The Devas (divaukasaḥ), addressing the Waters (Āpaḥ)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a celestial assembly, devas invoke the personified Waters (Āpaḥ) and request that they accept a portion of ‘hatyā’ to accomplish a divine objective; the mood is solemn yet wondrous, with ritual gravity.
FAQs
Waters, central to ritual and life, are portrayed as participating in cosmic responsibility—supporting purification by bearing and transforming impurity.
Within Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s frame, the sanctity of waters supports tīrtha culture (snāna and purification) associated with the Kedāra sacred geography.
Implied importance of water in purification; direct instruction here is narrative (waters ‘take a share’), not a human-performed rite.