Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
तैर्मुक्तस्तेन वाक्येन गतास्ते कितवादयः । तदा निशीथसमये गतोऽसौ शिवमंदिरम्
tairmuktastena vākyena gatāste kitavādayaḥ | tadā niśīthasamaye gato'sau śivamaṃdiram
Sur la foi de ces paroles, ils le relâchèrent, et les joueurs et les autres s’en allèrent. Puis, au cœur de la nuit, il se rendit au temple de Śiva.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (Śiva-mandira)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone figure walks at midnight toward a Śiva shrine; moonlight, cold Himalayan air, the temple bell faintly visible, the liṅga sanctum suggested within.
FAQs
A decisive turn toward Śiva’s temple—especially in a moment of darkness—signals the beginning of inner reversal and the opening of grace.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the Śiva-mandira of the Kedāra sacred region is the focal sacred site.
Temple-going (śiva-maṃdira-gamana) is implied as a spiritually consequential act; details of worship/service may follow in subsequent verses.