Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 93
पुण्यं तेन भवेत्स्वर्गो नरकस्तद्विपर्ययात् । तत्रापि कालवसति कर्मणामनुरूपतः
puṇyaṃ tena bhavetsvargo narakastadviparyayāt | tatrāpi kālavasati karmaṇāmanurūpataḥ
புண்ணியத்தால் ஸ்வர்க்கம் கிடைக்கும்; அதற்கு எதிரானதால் நரகம். அங்கும் கர்மத்திற்கேற்ப கால அளவு வரை வாசம் உண்டு.
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.