Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 65
कलौ केदारमाहात्म्यं योपि कोपि न वेत्स्यति । यो वेत्स्यति सुपुण्यात्मा सर्वं वेत्स्यति स ध्रुवम्
kalau kedāramāhātmyaṃ yopi kopi na vetsyati | yo vetsyati supuṇyātmā sarvaṃ vetsyati sa dhruvam
کلی یُگ میں کیدار کی عظمت کو شاید ہی کوئی جانے گا۔ مگر جو اسے جان لے، وہ بڑا صاحبِ پُنّیہ ہے؛ یقیناً وہ ہر اُس بات کو جان لیتا ہے جو جاننے کے لائق ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī-khaṇḍa commonly Skanda speaking to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāreśa (as invoked in Kāśī context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Scene: A sage-narrator in Kāśī proclaims that in Kali-yuga few will know Kedāra’s greatness; a luminous liṅga-symbol appears as a ‘secret’ revealed to a worthy listener.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, true sacred knowledge is rare; recognizing a tīrtha’s māhātmya reflects deep accumulated merit.
Kedāra (and by context Kedāreśvara in Kāśī) and its māhātmya.
No specific ritual; the emphasis is on knowing/valuing the māhātmya as a mark of great puṇya.