Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
पुण्यं तेन भवेत्स्वर्गो नरकस्तद्विपर्ययात् । तत्रापि कालवसति कर्मणामनुरूपतः
puṇyaṃ tena bhavetsvargo narakastadviparyayāt | tatrāpi kālavasati karmaṇāmanurūpataḥ
ਪੁੰਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਵਰਗ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ, ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਨਰਕ। ਉੱਥੇ ਵੀ ਕਰਮਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਰੂਪ ਹੀ ਕਾਲ ਤੱਕ ਵਾਸ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A balance scale of puṇya and pāpa; two pathways to Svarga and Naraka with hourglass motifs showing time-limited stay; a scribe-like figure recording deeds.
FAQs
Merit and demerit yield corresponding results, and the experience lasts in proportion to the karma that produced it.
None is specified; the emphasis is on karmic law rather than a location-mahātmya.
No single ritual is prescribed; the verse encourages accumulation of puṇya through dharmic living.