Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 151
सुवर्णपीठिकां कृत्वा नवरत्नसुशोभिताम् । उपचारैरनेकैश्च पूजयामास वै तदा
suvarṇapīṭhikāṃ kṛtvā navaratnasuśobhitām | upacārairanekaiśca pūjayāmāsa vai tadā
നവരത്നങ്ങളാൽ സുസജ്ജിതമായ സ്വർണ്ണപീഠിക നിർമ്മിച്ച്, അപ്പോൾ അനേകം ഉപചാരങ്ങളും നിവേദ്യങ്ങളും കൊണ്ട് ലിംഗത്തെ ഭക്തിയോടെ പൂജിച്ചു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit here)
Scene: Inside a stone Himalayan shrine, a devotee fashions a golden pedestal studded with nine gems and arranges many offerings before the Śiva-liṅga; lamps flicker, incense curls, and attendants hold vessels for abhiṣeka.
FAQs
Devotion expresses itself through honoring the deity with beauty, care, and sustained worshipful service.
Kedāra-kṣetra’s Śaiva tradition, where liṅga worship and proper upacāras are praised.
Preparing a pīṭhikā (pedestal) and performing pūjā with multiple upacāras (services such as offerings, lamps, incense, etc.).