Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
शिवरात्रितिथिः ख्याता सर्वपापप्रणाशिनी । अत्रैवोदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम्
śivarātritithiḥ khyātā sarvapāpapraṇāśinī | atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam
ตถิ์ศิวราตรีเป็นที่เลื่องลือว่าเป็นผู้ทำลายบาปทั้งปวง ในบริบทนี้เอง ข้าพเจ้าจักยกอิติหาสะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์โบราณมาเป็นอุทาหรณ์
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Śivarātri-tithi (Mahāśivarātri)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A narrator pauses and gestures as if opening an ancient tale; behind him, a shadowed tableau hints at the forthcoming story—figures of a woman, a temple lamp, and the night of Śivarātri.
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Śivarātri is proclaimed as a powerful purifier that can eradicate accumulated sin.
The Kedāra sacred region (Kedārakhaṇḍa context), where Śiva’s presence and observances are praised.
An implied Śivarātri observance, further explained through an illustrative ancient narrative.