Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39
अथ तस्य समायाताः केदारस्य दिदृक्षवः । पुनः केदारभक्त्याढ्या ब्राह्मणाः शतशः परम्
atha tasya samāyātāḥ kedārasya didṛkṣavaḥ | punaḥ kedārabhaktyāḍhyā brāhmaṇāḥ śataśaḥ param
Alors arrivèrent, désireux de contempler Kedāra, des centaines et des centaines de brāhmaṇas, riches d’une profonde dévotion envers Kedāra.
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)
Scene: A stream of brāhmaṇas arrives in great numbers, carrying staffs, waterpots, and prayer beads, faces bright with anticipation as they approach Kedāra for darśana.
FAQs
Pilgrimage (tīrtha-darśana) is shown as a collective dharmic act that gathers devotees and amplifies devotion.
Kedāra is directly glorified as the destination of darśana.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights the act of coming for darśana motivated by bhakti.