गृहाद्विनिर्गते पुंसि केदारमभिनिश्चितम् जन्मद्वयार्जितं पापं शरीरादपि निर्व्रजेत्
gṛhādvinirgate puṃsi kedāramabhiniścitam janmadvayārjitaṃ pāpaṃ śarīrādapi nirvrajet
Khi một người với quyết chí vững bền hướng về Kedāra rời khỏi nhà, thì tội lỗi tích tụ qua hai đời cũng rời khỏi ngay cả thân thể của người ấy.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim steps out of his home at dawn with staff and water-pot, mind fixed on Kedāra; shadowy forms of ‘sins’ peel away from his body as he crosses the threshold, while distant snowy peaks shimmer in vision.
Spiritual progress is shown as stepwise: resolve, then action—each stage intensifies purification.
Kedāra is glorified as granting cleansing even at the moment of beginning the journey.
To set out from home after firmly committing to the Kedāra pilgrimage.