Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65
आगतस्तत्क्षणाद्देवः सुर्वैः समन्वितः । ऐरावतं समारूढो नीतोऽसौ शक्रमंदिरम् । शक्रः प्रबोधितस्तेन गुरुणा भावितात्मना
āgatastatkṣaṇāddevaḥ survaiḥ samanvitaḥ | airāvataṃ samārūḍho nīto'sau śakramaṃdiram | śakraḥ prabodhitastena guruṇā bhāvitātmanā
اسی لمحے ایک دیوتا آیا، دیوتاؤں کے ساتھ۔ اسے ایراوت پر سوار کر کے شکر کے محل تک لے جایا گیا۔ اور اس گرو نے—جس کی آتما سنیم اور منور تھی—اِندر کو بیدار کیا۔
Sūta narrating
Scene: A divine envoy arrives instantly with devas; the man is seated upon Airāvata and escorted to Indra’s palace. A radiant guru awakens Indra, implying a shift in cosmic order for the brief tenure.
FAQs
Merit can swiftly elevate a soul to heavenly realms; divine administration operates immediately when karma ripens.
Kedāra-kṣetra, within whose Māhātmya this narrative demonstrates the power of Śiva-related merit.
None directly; it narrates the result—being escorted to Śakra’s abode.