Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
निवृत्तः सहसा पार्थ खेचरोऽतिमुदान्वितः । शतयोजनमात्रं तु हिममार्गमतीत्य च
nivṛttaḥ sahasā pārtha khecaro'timudānvitaḥ | śatayojanamātraṃ tu himamārgamatītya ca
ഹേ പാർഥ, ആ ഖേചരൻ മഹാനന്ദത്തോടെ നിറഞ്ഞ് ഉടൻ തന്നെ മടങ്ങി; നൂറ് യോജന വ്യാപിച്ച ഹിമമാർഗം കടന്ന്…
Narrator (within Arjuna–Nārada dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kumāranātha (destination context)
Type: peak
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A radiant sky-traveller arcs across a vast snowy mountain corridor; below, white ridges and icy passes stretch for great distance; the traveller turns back swiftly, exultant.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is portrayed as purposeful movement through hardship (snow routes), sustained by joy and devotion.
The approach toward Kedāra (Kedārakṣetra) and its surrounding Himalayan terrain is being set up.
No ritual is prescribed in this verse; it describes travel across the hima-mārga (snow route).