Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
नमोनमः कारणकारणाय ते नमोनमो मंगलमंगलात्मने । ज्ञानात्मने ज्ञानविदां मनीषिणां त्वमादिदेवोऽसि पुमान्पुराणः
namonamaḥ kāraṇakāraṇāya te namonamo maṃgalamaṃgalātmane | jñānātmane jñānavidāṃ manīṣiṇāṃ tvamādidevo'si pumānpurāṇaḥ
உமக்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நமஸ்காரம்—காரணங்களின் காரணமே! உமக்கு மீண்டும் மீண்டும் நமஸ்காரம்—மங்களங்களில் மங்களமானவரே! ஞானிகளை வழிநடத்தும் ஞானாத்மா நீரே; நீர் ஆதிதேவன், புராதன புருஷன்.
Kāla
Tirtha: Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn philosophical hymn: the devotee bows repeatedly to Śiva as the ultimate cause and as knowledge itself; the liṅga is shown as a luminous axis, with subtle symbols of creation emanating and dissolving back.
FAQs
Śiva is both the metaphysical source and the supreme good—devotion and wisdom converge in recognizing Him as the primal cause.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha is the section’s sacred setting, where such Vedānta-tinged Śiva-stuti supports tīrtha-mahimā.
The implied practice is repeated salutations and stotra-recitation as a devotional discipline.
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