Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69
शिवलोकं ततः प्राप्य रमते कालमक्षयम् । शिवसायुज्यमाप्नोति न स भूयोऽभिजायते
śivalokaṃ tataḥ prāpya ramate kālamakṣayam | śivasāyujyamāpnoti na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate
नंतर शिवलोक प्राप्त करून तो अक्षय काळपर्यंत रमतो। तो शिवसायुज्य पावतो आणि पुन्हा जन्म घेत नाही।
Rudra (Śiva) (contextual)
Tirtha: Śivaloka / Śiva-dhāma
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sanatkumāra
Scene: After Vaikuṇṭha-like radiance fades, the devotee ascends to Śivaloka: Kailāsa-like crystalline peaks, Rudra/Śiva in yogic majesty, crescent moon, Gaṅgā in hair, surrounded by gaṇas; the devotee dissolves into Śiva’s light, symbolizing sāyujya and end of rebirth.
FAQs
Merit culminates not merely in heaven but in Śiva-union (sāyujya) and freedom from rebirth.
No earthly tīrtha is specified; the verse glorifies Śivaloka and Śiva-sāyujya as the supreme destination.
The broader passage prescribes Tripuṇḍra/bhasma devotion; here its final fruit is stated as Śiva-sāyujya.