Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 8
दृष्ट्वा केदारशिखरं पीत्वा तत्रत्यमंबु च । सप्तजन्मकृतात्पापान्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
dṛṣṭvā kedāraśikharaṃ pītvā tatratyamaṃbu ca | saptajanmakṛtātpāpānmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
Nhờ chiêm bái đỉnh Kedāra và uống dòng nước nơi ấy, người ta được giải thoát khỏi tội lỗi đã gây trong bảy đời—điều này không còn nghi ngờ.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kedāra-śikhara
Type: peak
Scene: A pilgrim stands before the towering Kedāra peak, hands folded; he sips crystal water from a cupped palm as light breaks through clouds, suggesting seven-life sins dissolving like mist.
FAQs
Direct encounter with a sacred landscape (darśana) and reverent use of tīrtha-water are powerful means of purification.
Kedāra, especially the Kedāra-śikhara and its local sacred waters.
Darśana of the Kedāra peak and drinking the local tīrtha-water.