Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
स एकत्रोषितो दुष्टः शिवरात्र्यां तु जागरात् । तेन कर्मविपाकेन पुण्यां योनिमवाप्तवान्
sa ekatroṣito duṣṭaḥ śivarātryāṃ tu jāgarāt | tena karmavipākena puṇyāṃ yonimavāptavān
Bien qu’il fût mauvais, il demeura là en un seul lieu et veilla durant la nuit de Śivarātri. Par la maturation de cet acte, il obtint une naissance vertueuse.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Śivarātri in Śiva-sannidhi (Kedāra context)
Type: temple
Scene: Dawn after Śivarātri: the sinner remains awake near the liṅga; a subtle aura surrounds him, suggesting karmic cleansing and the promise of a noble rebirth.
FAQs
A single sincere (or even incidental) Śivarātri vigil can yield powerful puṇya and alter one’s destiny.
The Śiva temple setting in Kedāra where the vigil took place is implicitly glorified as a merit-multiplying sacred space.
Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on Śivarātri.