Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
रुद्र उवाच । लुब्धकस्तु पुरा सिद्धः शिवरात्रिप्रजागरात् । शिवलोके तदा प्राप्तं विमानं गणसंयुतम्
rudra uvāca | lubdhakastu purā siddhaḥ śivarātriprajāgarāt | śivaloke tadā prāptaṃ vimānaṃ gaṇasaṃyutam
Rudra dit : Jadis, un chasseur obtint l’accomplissement spirituel (siddhi) en veillant durant la nuit de Śivarātri. Alors, dans le monde de Śiva, un vimāna céleste arriva, escorté des gaṇas.
Rudra (Śiva)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A humble hunter, transformed by Śivarātri vigil, beholds a radiant vimāna descending from Śiva-loka, surrounded by gaṇas with tridents and drums, inviting him upward.
FAQs
Even a simple person gains great merit through sincere Śivarātri vigil, showing Śiva’s grace is accessible beyond social status.
This verse focuses on the Śivarātri vow and Śiva’s realm; the broader frame remains the Vastrāpathakṣetra māhātmya narrative.
Śivarātri prajāgara—keeping awake in devotional vigil on Śivarātri.