Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 98
मुक्तिं सायुज्यतां प्राप्तः शिवरात्रेरुपोषणात् । तेन लब्धं शिवाज्जन्म पुरा यत्कथितं मया
muktiṃ sāyujyatāṃ prāptaḥ śivarātrerupoṣaṇāt | tena labdhaṃ śivājjanma purā yatkathitaṃ mayā
शिवरात्रेरुपोषणात् स शिवसायुज्यमुक्तिं प्राप्तवान्। तेन शिवात् प्रदत्तं जन्म लब्धं, यत्पुरा मया कथितम्॥
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Tirtha: Mahāśivarātri (as vrata within Kedāra-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within Kedāra-khaṇḍa frame
Scene: A luminous merging: the devotee-king’s subtle form dissolves into Śiva’s radiance above the liṅga, symbolizing sāyujya; attendants and sages witness with awe.
FAQs
Śivarātri observance is portrayed as powerful enough to grant sāyujya-mukti—union with Śiva.
Kedāra-kṣetra context (Kedārakhaṇḍa), where Śivarātri’s salvific merit is emphasized.
Śivarātri upoṣaṇa (fasting/observance on the night of Śiva).
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