Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
यां गतिं यांति वै शंभो सर्वे सुकृतिनोपि हि । तां गतिं दर्शनात्सर्वे श्वपचा अधमा अपि
yāṃ gatiṃ yāṃti vai śaṃbho sarve sukṛtinopi hi | tāṃ gatiṃ darśanātsarve śvapacā adhamā api
Wahai Śambhu, keadaan yang dicapai bahkan oleh semua yang beramal kebajikan—dengan sekadar darśana, semua mencapai keadaan yang sama, bahkan si pemasak daging anjing dan yang hina sekalipun.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the Kedāra shrine, a diverse crowd—ascetics, householders, and marginalized figures—gazes upon Śiva’s presence; a luminous path or aura symbolizes the ‘same gati’ granted by darśana alone.
FAQs
In a tīrtha-mahātmya frame, divine darśana is portrayed as universally elevating, surpassing conventional distinctions.
The teaching belongs to Kedāra-khaṇḍa, reinforcing Kedāra’s fame for granting exalted spiritual destinations through sacred encounter.
Darśana (reverent viewing/encounter) is identified as the key efficacious act yielding the highest gati.