Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
गुरोर्वचनमार्कर्ण्य कृत्वा शिरसि तत्क्षणात् । गतोऽन्वत्रैव शक्रोऽसौ कितवो हि प्रवेशितः । भवनं देवराजस्य नानाश्चर्यसमन्वितम्
gurorvacanamārkarṇya kṛtvā śirasi tatkṣaṇāt | gato'nvatraiva śakro'sau kitavo hi praveśitaḥ | bhavanaṃ devarājasya nānāścaryasamanvitam
गुरूंचे वचन ऐकून ते तत्क्षणी शिरसावंद्य मानून शक्र तेथेच गेला; आणि तो कितव देवराजाच्या नानाविध आश्चर्यांनी युक्त अशा भवनात प्रवेश करविला गेला।
Sūta narrating
Tirtha: Kedāra (narrative frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śakra, hearing the guru’s command, bows and accepts it as a crown upon his head, then personally escorts the gambler into Amarāvatī’s palace—gleaming with celestial marvels, jeweled halls, and divine attendants.
FAQs
Divine order is upheld through obedience to higher dharma; karmic reward unfolds within a structured cosmic hierarchy.
Kedāra-kṣetra by narrative implication, as the episode illustrates the grandeur of merit gained through Śiva-related acts praised in Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None explicitly; it narrates admission into Indra’s wondrous palace as the fruit of merit.
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