लिंगरूपो महादेवो ह्यर्चनीयो मुमुक्षुभिः । शिवात्परतरो नास्ति भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकः
liṃgarūpo mahādevo hyarcanīyo mumukṣubhiḥ | śivātparataro nāsti bhuktimuktipradāyakaḥ
లింగరూపుడైన మహాదేవుని ముముక్షువులు ఆరాధించవలెను. శివునికన్నా పరముడు లేడు; ఆయనే భోగమూ మోక్షమూ ప్రసాదించువాడు.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the Ṛṣis
Tirtha: Kedāranātha Liṅga
Type: temple
Scene: Inside a stone Himalayan shrine: the Kedāra liṅga adorned with bilva leaves, streams of abhiṣeka water, lamps flickering; a mumukṣu devotee kneels with folded hands while the presence of Mahādeva is felt as a vast, serene radiance.
For liberation-seekers, liṅga-arcana is central; Śiva is affirmed as the supreme giver of both prosperity and liberation.
Kedāra/Kedārnātha, where liṅga worship is a defining feature of the tirtha’s Śaiva mahatmya.
Arcana (ritual worship with offerings) of Mahādeva in liṅga form, especially by mumukṣus (liberation aspirants).
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