Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
शुद्धेन पुण्येन दिवं च शुद्धां पापेन शुद्धेन तथा तमोंधम् । मिश्रेण स्वर्गं नरकं च याति देहस्तथैवास्य भवेच्च तादृक्
śuddhena puṇyena divaṃ ca śuddhāṃ pāpena śuddhena tathā tamoṃdham | miśreṇa svargaṃ narakaṃ ca yāti dehastathaivāsya bhavecca tādṛk
بالبرّ الخالص يبلغ المرء سماءً طاهرة؛ وبالإثم الخالص يهبط إلى ظلمةٍ مُعْمِيَة. وبالأعمال المختلطة يذهب إلى الجنة والنار معًا، وتغدو حالته المتجسدة كذلك مختلطة على قدرها.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A didactic tableau: a balance/scale of deeds; one path rising to a luminous heaven, another descending into dense darkness; a third bifurcating, showing alternating light and shadow around a human figure.
FAQs
The quality of one’s deeds—pure, sinful, or mixed—directly shapes both destination and experiential condition.
No tīrtha is referenced; the verse presents a general moral-metaphysical principle.
No specific rite is prescribed; it promotes cultivating śuddha-puṇya (pure merit) through dharmic conduct.