शिवसान्निध्यमागच्चंडोसौ तेन कर्मणा । शिवरात्र्युपवासेन परं स्थानं समागमत्
śivasānnidhyamāgaccaṃḍosau tena karmaṇā | śivarātryupavāsena paraṃ sthānaṃ samāgamat
اُس عمل کے سبب وہ چنڈا شِو کے قرب و سانیِدھ میں جا پہنچا۔ اور شِو راتری کے روزے کے ذریعے اُس نے اعلیٰ ترین مقام، پرم دھام، حاصل کر لیا۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee named Caṇḍa, purified by a deed and Śivarātri fasting, stands before a radiant Śiva-presence; the atmosphere is nocturnal, lamp-lit, and vow-filled, culminating in ascent to a supreme abode.
Śivarātri fasting, joined with an offering-oriented life, culminates in Śiva’s nearness and the highest spiritual destination.
Kedāra, where Śivarātri observance is lauded as granting supreme attainment.
Śivarātri-upavāsa (fasting on Śivarātri) as a direct means to attain Śiva’s grace and the supreme abode.