Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
इत्युक्त्वा तं विमाने च कृत्वा कैलासमाययौ । पार्षदो हि कृतस्तेन तस्करो हि महात्मना
ityuktvā taṃ vimāne ca kṛtvā kailāsamāyayau | pārṣado hi kṛtastena taskaro hi mahātmanā
असे बोलून त्याला विमानात बसवून तो कैलासास परत आला. त्या महात्मा प्रभूंनी त्या चोराला पार्षद केले.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kailāsa / Śiva-dhāma (as salvific destination)
Type: peak
Scene: A radiant vimāna descends; Vīrabhadra places the humbled thief within. They ascend toward Kailāsa’s luminous peaks, where Śiva’s realm welcomes the newly made pārṣada.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is transformative: even a wrongdoer can be uplifted to divine service when the Lord bestows favor.
Kedāra-khaṇḍa’s Kedāra sanctity is implied as the arena of Śiva’s saving power; Kailāsa is the divine destination named.
None explicitly; the verse highlights the fruit of divine prasāda rather than a specific observance.