Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 105
कल्पयित्वा च गच्छंति शिवलोकं हि पापिनः । सुधर्माणो महात्मानः शिवपूजाविशारदाः
kalpayitvā ca gacchaṃti śivalokaṃ hi pāpinaḥ | sudharmāṇo mahātmānaḥ śivapūjāviśāradāḥ
Même ceux que le péché accable, après avoir accompli ces observances, vont véritablement au monde de Śiva; ils deviennent justes, grands d’âme et experts dans le culte de Śiva.
Unspecified in snippet (context: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa narrating to sages)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A before-and-after tableau: penitents who once bore signs of vice now stand as calm devotees, offering music and praise; above, a vision of Śivaloka—radiant Kailāsa-like realm—opens as Śiva grants entry to the transformed worshippers.
FAQs
Śiva-worship transforms the devotee—purifying sin and leading to righteous life and the attainment of Śivaloka.
Kedāra/Kedāranātha is the implied sacred context within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
Undertake and complete the prescribed Śiva-devotional observances (as described in the surrounding verses) to gain spiritual merit.