Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
देवस्य पूरणं कुर्याद्घृतेन घृतकम्बलम् । स गच्छति महातेजाः शिवलोकं मृतो नरः
devasya pūraṇaṃ kuryādghṛtena ghṛtakambalam | sa gacchati mahātejāḥ śivalokaṃ mṛto naraḥ
Er soll die vorgeschriebene Gabe für den Herrn vollständig darbringen: ein mit Ghee gefülltes Geschenk, dazu Ghee. Jener Mensch, von großer geistiger Strahlkraft leuchtend, gelangt nach dem Tod nach Śivaloka.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A devotee completes the ghee-offering before Śiva; the narrative shifts to a visionary after-death ascent—radiant figure moving toward a luminous Śiva realm.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through properly completed offerings is said to culminate in attaining Śiva’s realm.
The instruction belongs to the Śuklatīrtha-māhātmya context in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Completing the deity’s offering involving ghṛta and the ghṛtakambala gift; the stated fruit is Śivaloka after death.