Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
तस्मान्मे ज्ञानिनः सर्वे प्रियाः स्युर्नात्र संशयः । विना ज्ञानेन मां प्राप्तुं यतंते ते हि बालिशः
tasmānme jñāninaḥ sarve priyāḥ syurnātra saṃśayaḥ | vinā jñānena māṃ prāptuṃ yataṃte te hi bāliśaḥ
म्हणून माझ्यासाठी सर्व ज्ञानी प्रिय आहेत— यात संशय नाही. ज्ञानाविना मला प्राप्त करण्याचा प्रयत्न करणारे खरेच बालिश आहेत.
Śiva (Hara/Rudra)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijasattama (addressed)
Scene: Śiva speaks with gentle firmness: the wise devotee is closest; a contrast is shown between a restless ritualist and a serene knower seated in meditation near the liṅga, mountains silent behind.
FAQs
Spiritual attainment is completed by jñāna (right understanding); devotion and effort without insight remain immature.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the kṣetra’s greatness is linked not only to outward pilgrimage but to inner realization.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse prioritizes knowledge as essential for true attainment.