तेन केदारनामेति तस्य ख्यातं धरातले । माघे मासि यताहारः स्नात्वा तु लवणोदधौ
tena kedāranāmeti tasya khyātaṃ dharātale | māghe māsi yatāhāraḥ snātvā tu lavaṇodadhau
اسی سبب وہ زمین پر ‘کیدار’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوا۔ ماہِ ماغھ میں باقاعدہ غذا اختیار کر کے نمکین سمندر میں غسل کرے…
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra-tīrtha (Prabhāsa coast)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (context continues)
Scene: Pilgrims at dawn in Māgha: simple clothing, regulated demeanor, entering the salt sea for snāna; a coastal shrine silhouette behind; banners naming ‘Kedāra’ fluttering in sea breeze.
Name, place, and practice are linked: the tīrtha’s identity (Kedāra) is affirmed through disciplined observance like Māgha bathing.
Kedāra in Prabhāsakṣetra, associated with the seashore and ocean bathing.
In Māgha month, maintain yatāhāra (regulated diet) and perform snāna (bathing) in the salt ocean.