Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
लिंगार्च्चनं कृतं यच्च त्वया रात्रौ शिवस्य च । तेन कर्मविपाकेन प्राप्तोऽसि शिवसन्निधिम्
liṃgārccanaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca tvayā rātrau śivasya ca | tena karmavipākena prāpto'si śivasannidhim
Kerana engkau telah melakukan pemujaan liṅga Śiva pada waktu malam, maka dengan masaknya buah karma itu, kini engkau telah sampai ke hadirat Śiva.
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vīrabhadra indicates the causal link: a lone night-time liṅga worship—lamp flickering, bilva leaves and water offered—ripening into the devotee’s arrival at Śiva’s presence in a luminous, Himalayan sacred space.
FAQs
Even a single act of sincere liṅga-worship can mature into direct access to Śiva’s grace and presence.
The Kedāra region (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is implied as a space where liṅga-worship bears swift fruit.
Night-time worship (arcana) of Śiva’s liṅga is highlighted as a merit-producing act.