Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ऋषय ऊचुः । केदारः श्रूयते सूत गंगाद्वारे हिमाचले । स कथं चेह संप्राप्तः सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kedāraḥ śrūyate sūta gaṃgādvāre himācale | sa kathaṃ ceha saṃprāptaḥ sarvaṃ vistarato vada
رِشیوں نے کہا: اے سوت! کیدار کے بارے میں سنا جاتا ہے کہ وہ ہماچل میں گنگادوار پر ہے۔ پھر وہ یہاں کیسے آ پہنچا؟ سب کچھ تفصیل سے بیان کرو۔
Ṛṣis (the sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra (as referenced) and Gaṅgādvāra (as locator)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages questioning Sūta; above them, a map-like sacred vision: Himalaya with Gaṅgādvāra and Kedāra indicated, and a luminous thread connecting to the present kṣetra—symbolizing tīrtha-śakti transfer.
FAQs
Tīrthas are not only physical locations; Purāṇic tradition also explains their manifestation and presence through sacred narrative and divine will.
Kedāra is explicitly discussed, with reference to its well-known Himalayan setting at Gaṅgādvāra.
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