Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11
अत्रांतरे गगनतले समंततः श्रूयते सुरजयकारगर्जितम् । पपात पुष्पवृष्टिरंबराद्राजा गतः शिवभुवनं च तत्क्षणात्
atrāṃtare gaganatale samaṃtataḥ śrūyate surajayakāragarjitam | papāta puṣpavṛṣṭiraṃbarādrājā gataḥ śivabhuvanaṃ ca tatkṣaṇāt
Unterdessen erscholl am Himmelsgewölbe ringsum das donnernde Siegesjubeln der Devas. Ein Blumenregen fiel aus dem Himmel herab, und in eben diesem Augenblick gelangte der König in Śivas Wohnstatt.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sky resounds with victorious roars; devas unseen or faintly visible in clouds; a shower of blossoms descends upon the radiant liṅga as the king’s soul is borne instantly to Śiva’s abode.
FAQs
When a soul is accepted by the deity, the cosmos itself bears witness through auspicious omens and divine celebration.
Dharmāraṇya is celebrated as a place whose sanctity culminates in direct ascent to Śiva’s realm.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights celestial signs (puṣpavṛṣṭi, jaya-kāra) marking spiritual fruition.