केदारेश्वरलिंगस्य श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिं कृती नरः । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति निष्पापो जायते क्षणात्
kedāreśvaraliṃgasya śrutvotpattiṃ kṛtī naraḥ | śivalokamavāpnoti niṣpāpo jāyate kṣaṇāt
Người có công đức, khi nghe chuyện nguồn gốc của Liṅga Kedāreśvara, liền đạt đến cõi Śiva và trong khoảnh khắc trở nên vô tội, sạch nghiệp.
Skanda (deduced from immediate context and narrative flow)
Tirtha: Kedāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed audience (‘kṛtī naraḥ’ as the beneficiary; immediate listeners in the discourse)
Scene: A recitation assembly: Skanda or a sage narrates the origin of Kedāreśvara; listeners are shown with a dark aura lifting away instantly, replaced by a clear halo; in the sky, Śiva’s realm appears as a luminous Kailāsa-like vision.
Even hearing a sacred origin narrative (utpatti) is a potent dharmic act that purifies and elevates the devotee.
Kedāreśvara Liṅga—its origin story is explicitly praised as salvific.
Śravaṇa: listening to the account of the Kedāreśvara Liṅga’s origin.