Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ऋषय ऊचुः । केदारः श्रूयते सूत गंगाद्वारे हिमाचले । स कथं चेह संप्राप्तः सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kedāraḥ śrūyate sūta gaṃgādvāre himācale | sa kathaṃ ceha saṃprāptaḥ sarvaṃ vistarato vada
Os sábios disseram: «Ó Sūta, ouve-se que Kedāra está em Gaṅgādvāra, no Himālaya. Como, então, veio a estar presente aqui? Conta-nos tudo em detalhe.»
Ṛṣis (the sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra (as referenced) and Gaṅgādvāra (as locator)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages questioning Sūta; above them, a map-like sacred vision: Himalaya with Gaṅgādvāra and Kedāra indicated, and a luminous thread connecting to the present kṣetra—symbolizing tīrtha-śakti transfer.
FAQs
Tīrthas are not only physical locations; Purāṇic tradition also explains their manifestation and presence through sacred narrative and divine will.
Kedāra is explicitly discussed, with reference to its well-known Himalayan setting at Gaṅgādvāra.
None; it is an inquiry requesting a detailed account.