Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं महाराज गच्छेत्केदारसंज्ञकम् । यत्र गत्वा महाराज श्राद्धं कृत्वा पिबेज्जलम् । सम्पूज्य देवदेवेशं केदारोत्थं फलं लभेत्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ mahārāja gacchetkedārasaṃjñakam | yatra gatvā mahārāja śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā pibejjalam | sampūjya devadeveśaṃ kedārotthaṃ phalaṃ labhet
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya bersabda: Sesudah itu, wahai Maharaja, hendaklah engkau pergi ke tirtha yang dikenal sebagai Kedāra. Setelah tiba di sana, wahai Raja, lakukan śrāddha, minumlah air sucinya, lalu sembahlah dengan tata cara yang benar Tuhan para dewa; maka diperoleh buah pahala yang lahir dari tirtha Kedāra.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kedāra (Revā/Narmadā Kedāra)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A kingly pilgrim arrives at a riverside Kedāra shrine; priests perform śrāddha near the Narmadā; the pilgrim sips tīrtha-water and offers bilva, flowers, and lamps to a Śiva-liṅga titled Devadeveśa.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with śrāddha and sincere worship transforms travel into dharma, yielding the tīrtha’s distinct spiritual fruit.
Kedāra, a Revā/Narmadā-associated tīrtha praised for śrāddha, sacred water, and worship of Devadeveśa (Śiva).
Go to Kedāra, perform śrāddha, drink the tīrtha-water, and worship Devadeveśa (Śiva) with due offerings.