Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । अतः परं महाराज गच्छेत्केदारसंज्ञकम् । यत्र गत्वा महाराज श्राद्धं कृत्वा पिबेज्जलम् । सम्पूज्य देवदेवेशं केदारोत्थं फलं लभेत्
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | ataḥ paraṃ mahārāja gacchetkedārasaṃjñakam | yatra gatvā mahārāja śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā pibejjalam | sampūjya devadeveśaṃ kedārotthaṃ phalaṃ labhet
Disse Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya: Depois disso, ó grande rei, deve-se ir ao lugar chamado Kedāra. Tendo lá chegado, ó rei, após realizar o śrāddha e beber a água sagrada, e após venerar devidamente o Senhor dos senhores, alcança-se o fruto que procede do tīrtha de Kedāra.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Kedāra (Revā/Narmadā Kedāra)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A kingly pilgrim arrives at a riverside Kedāra shrine; priests perform śrāddha near the Narmadā; the pilgrim sips tīrtha-water and offers bilva, flowers, and lamps to a Śiva-liṅga titled Devadeveśa.
FAQs
Pilgrimage joined with śrāddha and sincere worship transforms travel into dharma, yielding the tīrtha’s distinct spiritual fruit.
Kedāra, a Revā/Narmadā-associated tīrtha praised for śrāddha, sacred water, and worship of Devadeveśa (Śiva).
Go to Kedāra, perform śrāddha, drink the tīrtha-water, and worship Devadeveśa (Śiva) with due offerings.