Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
लिंगार्च्चनं कृतं यच्च त्वया रात्रौ शिवस्य च । तेन कर्मविपाकेन प्राप्तोऽसि शिवसन्निधिम्
liṃgārccanaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca tvayā rātrau śivasya ca | tena karmavipākena prāpto'si śivasannidhim
Parce que, durant la nuit, tu as accompli l’adoration du liṅga de Śiva, par la maturation de ce karma même, tu es parvenu maintenant en la présence de Śiva.
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra indicates the causal link: a lone night-time liṅga worship—lamp flickering, bilva leaves and water offered—ripening into the devotee’s arrival at Śiva’s presence in a luminous, Himalayan sacred space.
FAQs
Even a single act of sincere liṅga-worship can mature into direct access to Śiva’s grace and presence.
The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is implied as a space where liṅga-worship bears swift fruit.
Night-time worship (arcana) of Śiva’s liṅga is highlighted as a merit-producing act.