Skandapurana 14.0.p9

14.0.p9

adhyāyaḥ 9 kedāramāhātmyavarṇane'jāpālaṃ prati vasiṣṭhena 'prāgjanmani śūdratvaṃ prāptena tvayā kamalaiḥ kedāreśvarapūjaneneha janmani te rājyapadaprāptiḥ iti kathanam, kedāreśvaramāhātmyavarṇanam

Chapter 9: In the description of the māhātmya of Kedāra, the statement by Vasiṣṭha to Ajāpāla: 'In a previous birth, having attained the status of a Śūdra, by your worship of Kedāreśvara with lotuses, your attainment of the rank of kingship has occurred in this birth'; the description of the māhātmya of Kedāreśvara.