Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
तैर्मुक्तस्तेन वाक्येन गतास्ते कितवादयः । तदा निशीथसमये गतोऽसौ शिवमंदिरम्
tairmuktastena vākyena gatāste kitavādayaḥ | tadā niśīthasamaye gato'sau śivamaṃdiram
ด้วยถ้อยคำนั้น พวกเขาจึงปล่อยเขาไป เหล่านักพนันและคนอื่นๆ ก็พากันจากไป แล้วในยามดึกสงัด เขาจึงไปยังเทวสถานของพระศิวะ
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra kṣetra (Śiva-mandira)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lone figure walks at midnight toward a Śiva shrine; moonlight, cold Himalayan air, the temple bell faintly visible, the liṅga sanctum suggested within.
FAQs
A decisive turn toward Śiva’s temple—especially in a moment of darkness—signals the beginning of inner reversal and the opening of grace.
Within Kedārakhaṇḍa, the Śiva-mandira of the Kedāra sacred region is the focal sacred site.
Temple-going (śiva-maṃdira-gamana) is implied as a spiritually consequential act; details of worship/service may follow in subsequent verses.