Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10
तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितो राजा किमेतदित्यचिंतयत् । यावच्चिंतयते ह्येवं देहं त्यक्त्वा दिवं गतः
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito rājā kimetadityaciṃtayat | yāvacciṃtayate hyevaṃ dehaṃ tyaktvā divaṃ gataḥ
ครั้นทอดพระเนตรแล้ว พระราชาทรงพิศวงและดำริว่า “นี่คืออะไรหนอ” ขณะยังทรงครุ่นคิดอยู่นั้น ก็ทรงสละกายและเสด็จขึ้นสวรรค์
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dharmāraṇya context; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king stands frozen in astonishment before the radiant liṅga; his gaze lifts as his life-breath departs, suggesting a subtle ascent, while the liṅga remains blazing and unmoving.
FAQs
Darśana of a divine sign in a sacred place can yield extraordinary merit; grace may exceed ordinary calculation.
Dharmāraṇya is praised as a spiritually potent region where even a moment’s encounter with Śiva’s sign transforms destiny.
No explicit rite here; the emphasis is on astonished contemplation and the immediate fruit of sacred encounter.