Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
अस्ति चेदीश्वरः कश्चित्फलरूप्यस्य कर्म्मणः । कर्तारं भजते सोपि न ह्यकर्तुः प्रभुर्हिसः
asti cedīśvaraḥ kaścitphalarūpyasya karmmaṇaḥ | kartāraṃ bhajate sopi na hyakartuḥ prabhurhisaḥ
اگر کوئی ایشور ایسا ہے جو اعمال کے پھل بانٹتا ہے، تو وہ بھی کرنے والے پر ہی قائم ہے؛ کیونکہ جو عمل نہ کرے، اس پر وہ حاکم نہیں ٹھہرتا۔
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra (Surenḍra) and Lokapālas
Scene: A counsel scene: a sage-teacher (Bṛhaspati or narrator-voice) explaining karma and agency to a worried king of gods; the visual focus is on teaching gesture and attentive listening rather than action.
FAQs
Spiritual life requires responsible action; divine governance does not negate personal agency.
Kedāra-region framing (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse teaches karma-dharma rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it presents a dharmic principle about action and its fruits.