Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24
पत्रेण पुष्पेण तथा जलेन प्रीतो भवत्येष सदाशिवो हि । तस्माच्च सर्वैः प्रतिपूजनीयः शिवो मद्दाभाग्यकरो नृणामिह
patreṇa puṣpeṇa tathā jalena prīto bhavatyeṣa sadāśivo hi | tasmācca sarvaiḥ pratipūjanīyaḥ śivo maddābhāgyakaro nṛṇāmiha
ด้วยใบไม้ ด้วยดอกไม้ และด้วยน้ำ พระสทาศิวะองค์นี้ย่อมพอพระทัย ดังนั้นชนทั้งปวงพึงบูชาพระศิวะโดยสมควร เพราะในโลกนี้พระองค์ทรงเป็นผู้ประทานมหาสิริมงคลแก่ผู้คน
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śiva-liṅga adorned with a single flower and bilva leaf while water is poured; devotees of varied ages and social backgrounds stand in a line, indicating ‘sarvaiḥ’ (by all).
FAQs
Accessible devotion is powerful: simple offerings, sincerely given, invite Śiva’s grace and auspiciousness.
Kedāra’s Śaiva environment is implied by ‘iha’ (here), presenting the place as especially conducive to Śiva’s blessings.
Perform Śiva-pūjā with leaf, flower, and water; Śiva is to be worshipped by all (sarvaiḥ pratipūjanīyaḥ).