Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव तीर्थानि विविधानि च । यस्य नाम्ना पवित्राणि सोयं शप्तोऽधुना कथम्
yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva tīrthāni vividhāni ca | yasya nāmnā pavitrāṇi soyaṃ śapto'dhunā katham
“Tế lễ, bố thí, khổ hạnh, cùng muôn loại thánh địa—đều được thanh tịnh nhờ chính Danh Ngài. Vậy sao nay Ngài lại có thể bị nguyền rủa?”
Nandī
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dakṣa and the yajña assembly
Scene: Nandī lists yajña, dāna, tapas, and tīrthas, declaring that all become pure by Śiva’s Name, and questions the possibility of a curse against such a Lord.
FAQs
The divine Name is portrayed as a purifier of all meritorious acts and sacred places; spiritual purity flows from God, not from human pride.
Tīrthas are referenced generically; the broader canvas is Kedārakhaṇḍa’s praise of Śaiva sacred geography.
No direct injunction, but it elevates nāma-smaraṇa (remembering/uttering the divine Name) as spiritually purifying.
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