Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
देवस्य पूरणं कुर्याद्घृतेन घृतकम्बलम् । स गच्छति महातेजाः शिवलोकं मृतो नरः
devasya pūraṇaṃ kuryādghṛtena ghṛtakambalam | sa gacchati mahātejāḥ śivalokaṃ mṛto naraḥ
Hendaklah dia menyempurnakan persembahan bagi Tuhan dengan ghee, iaitu anugerah “selimut ghee” yang dipenuhi ghee. Orang itu, bersinar dengan tejas agung, setelah wafat menuju Śivaloka.
Skanda (deduced)
Scene: A devotee completes the ghee-offering before Śiva; the narrative shifts to a visionary after-death ascent—radiant figure moving toward a luminous Śiva realm.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through properly completed offerings is said to culminate in attaining Śiva’s realm.
The instruction belongs to the Śuklatīrtha-māhātmya context in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Completing the deity’s offering involving ghṛta and the ghṛtakambala gift; the stated fruit is Śivaloka after death.