Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1
पार्वत्युवाच । नमस्ते देवदेवेश प्रणमत्करुणानिधे । वद केदारमाहात्म्यं भक्तानामनुकंपया
pārvatyuvāca | namaste devadeveśa praṇamatkaruṇānidhe | vada kedāramāhātmyaṃ bhaktānāmanukaṃpayā
Pārvatī thưa: Lạy Đấng Tối Thượng giữa chư thiên, con kính đảnh lễ Ngài—kho tàng từ bi đối với người cúi lạy. Xin vì thương xót các tín đồ mà nói về đại vinh quang của Kedāra.
Pārvatī
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāreśvara)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śiva (Devadeveśa)
Scene: Pārvatī, seated beside Śiva in a serene divine setting, offers salutations and requests the Kedāra-māhātmya for the benefit of devotees; the Himalayas are hinted as the destination of the forthcoming narrative.
FAQs
Sacred geography is approached through humility and devotion; divine teachings are requested for the benefit of bhaktas.
Kedāra (Kedāreśvara) is introduced as the focus of the māhātmya.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it is a devotional request to hear the māhātmya.