Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
तेन कर्मविपाकेन घटिकात्रयमेव च । शचीपतेः पदं विद्धि प्राप्स्यसि त्वं न संशयः
tena karmavipākena ghaṭikātrayameva ca | śacīpateḥ padaṃ viddhi prāpsyasi tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
Par la maturation de ce karma, pour seulement trois ghaṭikās (un bref instant), sache que tu atteindras la dignité du seigneur de Śacī (Indra), sans aucun doute.
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama declares the karmic result: by that ripened karma, the gambler will attain Indra’s station for only three ghaṭikās—an exalted yet brief elevation.
FAQs
Even limited merit can yield extraordinary but time-bound heavenly results; karma’s fruition is exact in measure.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva-related offerings are portrayed as producing immense merit.
Implicitly, the karmic fruit arises from prior Śiva-dedicated offering; the verse quantifies its result (three ghaṭikās of Indra’s station).