Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
ब्रह्मोवाच । त्वं लिंगरूपी तु महाप्रभावो वेदांतवेद्योसि महात्मरूपि । येनैव सर्वे जगदात्ममूलं कृतं सदानंदपरेण नित्यम्
brahmovāca | tvaṃ liṃgarūpī tu mahāprabhāvo vedāṃtavedyosi mahātmarūpi | yenaiva sarve jagadātmamūlaṃ kṛtaṃ sadānaṃdapareṇa nityam
梵天说道：你确实是林伽之形，威光广大，为吠檀多所证知，噢具大我之相者。唯由你一者，恒住于永恒安乐之境，此以至上我为根本的整个世界得以显现。
Brahmā
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, humbled, offers a Vedāntic hymn to a radiant Liṅga; the Liṅga’s aura subtly contains the three worlds, suggesting creation rooted in the Supreme Self.
FAQs
Śiva as the Liṅga is the Vedānta-realized reality—source of creation and the blissful ground of all existence.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the theology supports Kedāra pilgrimage by identifying the Liṅga as the supreme, Vedāntic Lord.
No formal rite is stated; the verse functions as a stotra (praise) suitable for recitation before the Liṅga.
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