Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
दृष्ट्वा केदारशिखरं पीत्वा तत्रत्यमंबु च । सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
dṛṣṭvā kedāraśikharaṃ pītvā tatratyamaṃbu ca | saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
केदारशिखराचे दर्शन करून आणि तेथील जल प्राशन करून, मनुष्य सात जन्मांत केलेल्या पापांतून मुक्त होतो—यात संशय नाही.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra-śikhara
Type: peak
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the towering Kedāra peak, hands folded; he sips crystal water from a cupped palm as light breaks through clouds, suggesting seven-life sins dissolving like mist.
FAQs
Direct encounter with a sacred landscape (darśana) and reverent use of tīrtha-water are powerful means of purification.
Kedāra, especially the Kedāra-śikhara and its local sacred waters.
Darśana of the Kedāra peak and drinking the local tīrtha-water.