Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
अस्ति चेदीश्वरः कश्चित्फलरूप्यस्य कर्म्मणः । कर्तारं भजते सोपि न ह्यकर्तुः प्रभुर्हिसः
asti cedīśvaraḥ kaścitphalarūpyasya karmmaṇaḥ | kartāraṃ bhajate sopi na hyakartuḥ prabhurhisaḥ
अस्ति चेदीश्वरः कश्चित् फलरूप्यस्य कर्मणः। कर्तारं भजते सोऽपि, न ह्यकर्तुः प्रभुर्हि सः॥
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra (Surenḍra) and Lokapālas
Scene: A counsel scene: a sage-teacher (Bṛhaspati or narrator-voice) explaining karma and agency to a worried king of gods; the visual focus is on teaching gesture and attentive listening rather than action.
FAQs
Spiritual life requires responsible action; divine governance does not negate personal agency.
Kedāra-region framing (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse teaches karma-dharma rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it presents a dharmic principle about action and its fruits.
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