Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
तेन कर्मविपाकेन घटिकात्रयमेव च । शचीपतेः पदं विद्धि प्राप्स्यसि त्वं न संशयः
tena karmavipākena ghaṭikātrayameva ca | śacīpateḥ padaṃ viddhi prāpsyasi tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
ఆ కర్మవిపాకఫలముచేత కేవలం మూడు ఘటికలపాటు—ఇది తెలిసికొనుము—నీవు శచీపతి (ఇంద్రుడు) పదమును పొందుదువు; సందేహము లేదు।
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama declares the karmic result: by that ripened karma, the gambler will attain Indra’s station for only three ghaṭikās—an exalted yet brief elevation.
FAQs
Even limited merit can yield extraordinary but time-bound heavenly results; karma’s fruition is exact in measure.
Kedāra-kṣetra, where Śiva-related offerings are portrayed as producing immense merit.
Implicitly, the karmic fruit arises from prior Śiva-dedicated offering; the verse quantifies its result (three ghaṭikās of Indra’s station).
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