Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89
स एकत्रोषितो दुष्टः शिवरात्र्यां तु जागरात् । तेन कर्मविपाकेन पुण्यां योनिमवाप्तवान्
sa ekatroṣito duṣṭaḥ śivarātryāṃ tu jāgarāt | tena karmavipākena puṇyāṃ yonimavāptavān
तो दुष्ट असूनही तेथे एकाच ठिकाणी राहिला आणि शिवरात्री जागरण करीत राहिला. त्या कर्मविपाकाने त्याला पुण्य योनी—सद्जन्म प्राप्त झाला.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Śivarātri in Śiva-sannidhi (Kedāra context)
Type: temple
Scene: Dawn after Śivarātri: the sinner remains awake near the liṅga; a subtle aura surrounds him, suggesting karmic cleansing and the promise of a noble rebirth.
FAQs
A single sincere (or even incidental) Śivarātri vigil can yield powerful puṇya and alter one’s destiny.
The Śiva temple setting in Kedāra where the vigil took place is implicitly glorified as a merit-multiplying sacred space.
Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on Śivarātri.