Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
गगनान्निस्सृतः सद्यो गंगौघः परमाद्भुतः । पतितो मस्तके तस्य पर्वतस्य सुशोभिते
gaganānnissṛtaḥ sadyo gaṃgaughaḥ paramādbhutaḥ | patito mastake tasya parvatasya suśobhite
ธาราแห่งพระคงคาอันน่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่ง ซึ่งพวยพุ่งออกจากท้องฟ้า ได้พลันหลั่งลงสู่ยอดเขาอันงดงามนั้น
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā-pravāha at Kedāra peak (mythic descent point)
Type: peak
Listener: Brāhmaṇas/Ṛṣis
Scene: A dramatic Himalayan peak: from the open sky a luminous, foaming Gaṅgā torrent pours straight down onto the mountain’s shining crest, mist rising like incense; the landscape glows with sanctity.
FAQs
Sacred waters like Gaṅgā are portrayed as divinely sourced and purifying, sanctifying Śiva’s mountain realm.
Kedāra’s mountain region, where the Gaṅgā’s wondrous descent is celebrated as part of the māhātmya.
No explicit prescription in this verse; it sets the stage for tīrtha-centered acts like snāna and worship in the broader context.