Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
तथान्ये बहवो वृक्षाः शम्भोस्तोषकराह्यमी । ऐकपद्येन दृष्टास्ते नानाद्रुमलतान्विताः । आरामा बहवस्तत्र द्विगुणाश्च बभूविरे
tathānye bahavo vṛkṣāḥ śambhostoṣakarāhyamī | aikapadyena dṛṣṭāste nānādrumalatānvitāḥ | ārāmā bahavastatra dviguṇāśca babhūvire
Demikian juga terdapat banyak lagi pokok lain, sungguh menyenangkan hati Śambhu. Sekilas pandang sahaja, semuanya tampak dihiasi aneka pohon dan sulur; dan di sana ada banyak taman kenikmatan, seakan-akan berlipat ganda.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra ārāma-s (sacred groves)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: A panorama of pleasure-groves around Kedāra, thick with diverse trees and flowering creepers; the scene feels miraculously multiplied, as if the grove repeats itself in layers, pleasing to Śiva.
FAQs
What pleases Śiva is dharmically auspicious; the tīrtha’s flourishing groves signal sanctity and invite reverent darśana.
Kedārakṣetra—its many ārāmas (groves/gardens) are praised as part of the site’s māhātmya.
No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes darśana (beholding) and the inspiring abundance of the sacred landscape.
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