Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
आकल्पांतं रुद्रलोके मोदते रुद्रवत्सुखी । एवंविधफलं लिंगमतो भूयोऽप्यधो न हि
ākalpāṃtaṃ rudraloke modate rudravatsukhī | evaṃvidhaphalaṃ liṃgamato bhūyo'pyadho na hi
إلى نهاية الدهر (الكَلْپَة) يَفرحُ في عالمِ رُدرا، سعيدًا كسعادةِ رُدرا نفسه. هذا هو ثمرُ هذا اللِّṅga؛ فلذلك لا يهبطُ بعدُ إلى حالٍ أدنى.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Rudraloka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāsena (Skanda)
Scene: The devotee ascends to Rudraloka: a luminous realm with Rudra-like bliss; Śiva’s attendants welcome him; below, the cycle of lower births fades away, signifying ‘no falling again’.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through Śiva-liṅga worship leads to enduring joy in Rudra’s realm and prevents spiritual downfall.
This verse praises the greatness of the Śiva-liṅga itself; no specific tīrtha is explicitly named in the shloka.
The implied practice is Śiva-liṅga worship/establishment, highlighted through its promised fruit (phala).