Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 120
एवं विचरमाणोऽसौ किरातो भूतहिंसकः । यदृच्छयागतस्तत्र यत्र लिंगं सुपूजितम्
evaṃ vicaramāṇo'sau kirāto bhūtahiṃsakaḥ | yadṛcchayāgatastatra yatra liṃgaṃ supūjitam
एवं विचरन् स भूतहिंसकः किरातः यदृच्छया तत्र आगतः, यत्र सुपूजितं शिवलिङ्गं विराजते स्म।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The hunter emerges from harsh wilderness into a sanctified clearing: a well-adorned liṅga shrine with lamps and offerings. The contrast—dark, ragged traveler versus luminous, orderly worship—signals impending transformation.
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Even ‘chance’ arrival at a holy place can be the doorway of grace—tīrthas draw beings toward purification.
The Kedāra liṅga-shrine that is described as supūjita (well worshipped).
No new prescription; the verse emphasizes the shrine’s ongoing excellent worship as the sacred context.
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