Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
कार्त्तिकेय उवाच । भोभो गिरिवरा यूयं श्रृणुध्वं मद्वचोऽधुना । कर्मिभिर्ज्ञानिभिश्चैव सेव्यमाना भविष्यथ
kārttikeya uvāca | bhobho girivarā yūyaṃ śrṛṇudhvaṃ madvaco'dhunā | karmibhirjñānibhiścaiva sevyamānā bhaviṣyatha
Kārttikeya bersabda: “Wahai gunung-gunung yang mulia! Dengarlah kata-kataku sekarang. Kamu akan menjadi tempat suci yang dihormati dan diziarahi, baik oleh para pelaksana upacara (karma) mahupun para arif yang mengenal kebenaran.”
Kārttikeya
Tirtha: Kedārakhaṇḍa giri-tīrthas (collective)
Type: peak
Listener: Giri-vara (excellent mountains)
Scene: Skanda speaks authoritatively to the assembled mountains; in the background, two groups appear: ritualists with offerings and fires, and contemplatives seated in meditation—both approaching the same sacred peaks.
FAQs
True tīrthas welcome both paths—karma (ritual discipline) and jñāna (spiritual insight)—uniting seekers in sanctity.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa Himalayan region in general; the verse frames mountains themselves as future tīrthas.
No single rite is specified; it foretells that both ritual practitioners and contemplatives will honor these places.