Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
कैलासं तस्करो नीतो रुद्रदूतैस्ततस्तदा । विभूतेर्महिमानं तु को विशेषितुर्महति
kailāsaṃ taskaro nīto rudradūtaistatastadā | vibhūtermahimānaṃ tu ko viśeṣiturmahati
À cet instant même, le voleur fut conduit au Kailāsa par les messagers de Rudra. En vérité, qui pourrait décrire pleinement la grande gloire de la vibhūti, la cendre sacrée ?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kailāsa
Type: peak
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Rudra’s messengers—gaṇa-like, radiant yet awe-inspiring—lift the thief’s subtle body and fly toward snow-clad Kailāsa, where Śiva’s luminous presence is suggested amid peaks and clouds.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace can uplift even the fallen; the purifying power of vibhūti is portrayed as immeasurable.
Kedāra is the contextual tirtha; Kailāsa is invoked as Śiva’s transcendent abode linked to liberation.
Implicitly, honoring/using vibhūti as a Śaiva sacred substance is endorsed through its proclaimed mahimā.