आषण्मासं त्रिकालं यः केदारेशं नमस्यति । तं नमस्यंति सततं लोकपाला यमादयः
āṣaṇmāsaṃ trikālaṃ yaḥ kedāreśaṃ namasyati | taṃ namasyaṃti satataṃ lokapālā yamādayaḥ
ਜੋ ਕੋਈ ਛੇ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਤੱਕ ਤਿੰਨ ਵੇਲਿਆਂ ਕੇਦਾਰੇਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਯਮ ਆਦਿ ਲੋਕਪਾਲ ਸਦਾ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਤੇ ਆਦਰ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kedāreśa (in Kāśī context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devotees seeking a structured vow
Scene: A devotee bows to Kedāreśa at three daily junctures—sunrise, midday, sunset—shown as a triptych; above, the lokapālas (including Yama) appear respectfully with folded hands, acknowledging the devotee’s spiritual stature.
Steady, time-bound devotion (regular namaskāra) elevates a devotee’s spiritual authority, even before cosmic guardians.
Kedāreśvara (Kedāreśa) in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa context.
Bowing to Kedāreśvara three times daily for a six-month observance.