Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
चित्रगुप्तेन चाख्यातं दत्तमस्ति त्वया पुनः । पतितं चैव देहांते शिवाय परमात्मने
citraguptena cākhyātaṃ dattamasti tvayā punaḥ | patitaṃ caiva dehāṃte śivāya paramātmane
Et, comme l’a rapporté Citragupta, tu as bien fait de nouveau une offrande—au moment de ta mort—consacrant même ce qui était tombé à Śiva, le Soi suprême.
Dharmarāja (Yama) addressing the kitava (gambler), with Citragupta referenced
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-audience (implied)
Scene: Citragupta, the celestial scribe, reads from a ledger while subtle imagery shows the fallen offerings being re-dedicated to Śiva at the man’s death; Śiva as Paramātman is implied as the ultimate recipient.
FAQs
A final act of dedication to Śiva, even involving something ‘fallen’ or small, is remembered in the moral record and yields spiritual merit.
Kedāra-kṣetra as presented in Kedārakhaṇḍa, emphasizing Śiva’s grace in that sacred context.
Dedicating an offering to Śiva (śivāya) as a conscious act, even at life’s end.