Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
केदारेश्वरलिंगस्य श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिं कृती नरः । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति निष्पापो जायते क्षणात्
kedāreśvaraliṃgasya śrutvotpattiṃ kṛtī naraḥ | śivalokamavāpnoti niṣpāpo jāyate kṣaṇāt
Seorang yang berbakti dan beroleh pahala, apabila mendengar kisah asal-usul Liṅga Kedāreśvara, akan mencapai Śivaloka dan seketika menjadi bebas daripada dosa.
Skanda (deduced from immediate context and narrative flow)
Tirtha: Kedāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed audience (‘kṛtī naraḥ’ as the beneficiary; immediate listeners in the discourse)
Scene: A recitation assembly: Skanda or a sage narrates the origin of Kedāreśvara; listeners are shown with a dark aura lifting away instantly, replaced by a clear halo; in the sky, Śiva’s realm appears as a luminous Kailāsa-like vision.
FAQs
Even hearing a sacred origin narrative (utpatti) is a potent dharmic act that purifies and elevates the devotee.
Kedāreśvara Liṅga—its origin story is explicitly praised as salvific.
Śravaṇa: listening to the account of the Kedāreśvara Liṅga’s origin.