Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
सोऽपि तत्फलमाप्नोति गतः स्वर्गे नरेश्वर । अक्षया सन्ततिस्तस्य जायते सप्तजन्मसु
so'pi tatphalamāpnoti gataḥ svarge nareśvara | akṣayā santatistasya jāyate saptajanmasu
Lui aussi obtient ce même fruit et s’en va au ciel, ô seigneur des hommes ; et pour lui naît une lignée ininterrompue, qui dure durant sept naissances.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nareśvara (king) implied by vocative
Scene: A devotee ascends to a radiant heaven while below a flourishing family tree symbolizes unbroken lineage through seven births; Śiva’s benign presence blesses both realms.
FAQs
Śiva-centered tīrtha worship is said to grant both otherworldly uplift (svarga) and worldly stability (lineage).
Saṅgama-tīrtha and Saṅgameśvara, continuing the chapter’s confluence praise.
This verse summarizes the reward of the previously described offerings and worship; no new rite is introduced.