Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
पापाचारो ह्यहं नित्यं कथं स्वर्गं व्रजाम्यहम् । कथं लिंगार्चनमिदं कृतमस्ति तदुच्यताम्
pāpācāro hyahaṃ nityaṃ kathaṃ svargaṃ vrajāmyaham | kathaṃ liṃgārcanamidaṃ kṛtamasti taducyatām
“میرا چال چلن تو ہمیشہ گناہ آلود ہے—میں سُورگ کیسے جا سکتا ہوں؟ اور یہ لِنگ کی پوجا مجھ سے کیسے ہو گئی؟ مہربانی فرما کر بتائیے۔”
Puṣkasa
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Puṣkasa, troubled, asks how he could reach heaven and how liṅga worship happened at all; Vīrabhadra stands as patient instructor in a sacred night setting.
FAQs
Divine merit can arise even amid unworthiness; inquiry into dharma is itself a step toward purification.
The Kedāra sphere is the implied holy setting where Śiva worship yields extraordinary results.
Liṅga-arcana (worship of the Śiva-liṅga) is referenced as the key act whose method is to be explained.