If you are planning to visit Kedarnath Jyotirlinga then it is very important for you to know some things. If you go to visit Kedarnath Jyotirlinga and do not visit Pashupatinath then your worship will remain incomplete, because without Pashupatinath, the darshan of Kedarnath Jyotirlinga is considered incomplete. Read this article for complete information...
In Hinduism, there are 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva, which also includes Kedarnath Dham. Kedarnath is considered to be the 11th Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva. All the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled by visiting here. It is believed that Shiva's presence is felt in every particle of Kedarnath Dham. Here Mahadev is seated in the form of Shivalinga. Lord and devotees meet in Kedarnath Dham. Every year a large number of devotees take risks and reach Kedarnath to have the darshan of Bholenath.
Among the 5 Peethas of the country, Shiva's Kedarnath Dham is considered the best. Whichever devotee goes to Kedarnath Dham with his wish, Baba definitely fulfills it. Especially Baba Kedarnath frees the devotees who come here for darshan from all sins. Lord Shiva also freed the Pandavas from the sin of dynasty and Guru murder. It is believed that whichever devotee comes to Kedarnath Dham for darshan of Baba, Baba frees them from all sins.
According to Shiv Puran, people get salvation just by visiting Kedarnath Dham. After enjoying the worldly pleasures, one directly attains heaven. According to Linga Puran, any person who lives in Kedar Kund after renunciation also becomes like Shiva.
Why is Kedarnath Darshan incomplete?
Kedarnath of Uttarakhand is believed to have a special connection with Pashupatinath of Nepal. Visiting Kedarnath is considered incomplete without Pashupatinath. It is believed that Lord Shiva's body is present in Kedarnath and Shiva's face is present in Pashupatinath. It is also believed that visiting Pashupatinath temple is considered incomplete without visiting Kedarnath. To get the blessings of visiting Pashupatinath, visiting Baba Kedarnath is considered necessary. Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of buffalo's tail in Kedarnath and buffalo's face in Pashupatinath.
Connection of Kedarnath and Pashupatinath
According to the legend, Lord Shiva became very angry with the Pandavas for shedding the blood of their own people in the Mahabharata war. After which the Pandavas reached Kashi to meet Shiva to apologize. But Shiva disappeared from there and went to Kedarnath Dham. When the Pandavas reached Kedarnath Dham chasing Shiva, the Lord took the form of a buffalo.
When the Pandavas recognized Shiva, he started sinking into the earth, meanwhile the mace bearer Bhima caught Shiva in the form of a buffalo, during this time his mouth had reached another place and only his body was left in Kedarnath. Since then, the body part of Shiva started being worshipped in Kedarnath and the place where the mouth of Shiva in the form of a buffalo reached became famous as Pashupatinath. Which is in Nepal.
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