Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
लिंगार्च्चनं कृतं यच्च त्वया रात्रौ शिवस्य च । तेन कर्मविपाकेन प्राप्तोऽसि शिवसन्निधिम्
liṃgārccanaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca tvayā rātrau śivasya ca | tena karmavipākena prāpto'si śivasannidhim
നീ രാത്രിയിൽ ശിവലിംഗത്തെ അർച്ചിച്ചതിനാൽ, അതേ കർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ഫലപരിപാകത്തോടെ നീ ഇപ്പോൾ ശിവസന്നിധിയിൽ എത്തിച്ചേർന്നിരിക്കുന്നു।
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra indicates the causal link: a lone night-time liṅga worship—lamp flickering, bilva leaves and water offered—ripening into the devotee’s arrival at Śiva’s presence in a luminous, Himalayan sacred space.
FAQs
Even a single act of sincere liṅga-worship can mature into direct access to Śiva’s grace and presence.
The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is implied as a space where liṅga-worship bears swift fruit.
Night-time worship (arcana) of Śiva’s liṅga is highlighted as a merit-producing act.