Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
प्राप्नुवंत्युत्तमं लोकं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तस्मादसौ दुराचारः प्राप्ते वै कर्मणः फलम्
prāpnuvaṃtyuttamaṃ lokaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | tasmādasau durācāraḥ prāpte vai karmaṇaḥ phalam
Sie erlangen die höchste Welt—daran ist nicht zu zweifeln. Darum empfing jener Übeltäter wahrlich die Frucht seiner eigenen Tat.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous ascent motif: righteous devotees rising toward a radiant loka above the Himalaya; below, a dark figure (durācāra) weighed down by chains labeled karma-phala.
FAQs
Merit yields uplift and wrongdoing yields downfall—both with certainty; karma’s results are inescapable.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it reinforces the moral framework within the Kedāra Mahatmya setting.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it summarizes the certainty of outcomes.