Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन वीरभद्रेण धीमता । पुष्कसोऽपि विमानाग्र्यमारुहोह च पश्यताम्
evamuktastadā tena vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā | puṣkaso'pi vimānāgryamāruhoha ca paśyatām
ครั้นเมื่อถูกกล่าวดังนั้นโดยวีรภัทรผู้มีปัญญา ในกาลนั้น ปุษกสะก็—ท่ามกลางสายตาของผู้คนทั้งปวง—ขึ้นสู่วิมานทิพย์อันประเสริฐยิ่ง
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Before onlookers, Puṣkasa mounts an excellent celestial chariot after being addressed by wise Vīrabhadra—an unmistakable public sign of Śiva’s favor.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace can elevate anyone—regardless of social standing—when vrata-merit and divine favor mature.
Kedāra, whose Śivarātri observance is portrayed as granting extraordinary results.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the फल (result) of Śivarātri fasting/vigil as divine ascent.