Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
नद्यश्चामृतवाहिन्यो वृक्षा ह्यासन्सदाफलाः । अकृष्टपच्यौषधयो बभूवुश्चमृतोपमाः
nadyaścāmṛtavāhinyo vṛkṣā hyāsansadāphalāḥ | akṛṣṭapacyauṣadhayo babhūvuścamṛtopamāḥ
नद्यः अमृतवाहिन्य इव प्रववुः, वृक्षाः सदा फलवन्तोऽभवन्। अकृष्टपच्या औषधयश्च सद्यः अमृतोपमा बभूवुः।
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Rivers gleam like liquid nectar; fruit-laden trees bend with abundance; wild herbs glow as if medicinal ambrosia; pilgrims and sages gather water and fruits reverently in a Himalayan landscape.
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When divine order is strong, nature itself turns beneficent—symbolizing grace supporting dharma.
Kedāra-kṣetra is the overarching sacred geography of Kedārakhaṇḍa, expressed here through miraculous abundance.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse depicts a sacred, grace-filled environment.
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