तुषाराद्रिं समारुह्य केदारं वीक्ष्य यत्फलम् । तत्फलं सप्तगुणितं काश्यां केदारदर्शने
tuṣārādriṃ samāruhya kedāraṃ vīkṣya yatphalam | tatphalaṃ saptaguṇitaṃ kāśyāṃ kedāradarśane
Công đức nào có được do trèo lên núi tuyết và chiêm bái Kedāra, thì tại Kāśī, chỉ cần được thấy Kedāra (ở đây) liền được công đức ấy gấp bảy lần.
Skanda (deduced Kāśīkhaṇḍa default narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (in Kāśī) / Kedāreśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣis/pilgrims)
Scene: A split-vision tableau: pilgrims climbing snowy Kedāra peaks on one side; on the other, Kāśī’s riverside shrine of Kedāra where the same (and greater) merit is promised through darśana.
Kāśī concentrates pilgrimage merit: what is difficult to obtain through Himalayan ascent is granted more abundantly through sacred presence in Avimukta.
Kāśī, specifically the Kedāra-darśana within Kāśī’s sacred landscape (often identified with Kāśī Kedār).
Darśana (devotional viewing) of Kedāra is presented as the key practice; no additional rite is specified.