Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्र तीर्थे नरो यस्तु प्राणत्यागं करोति वै । अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य रुद्रलोकादसंशयम्
tatra tīrthe naro yastu prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti vai | anivartikā gatistasya rudralokādasaṃśayam
وأما الرجل الذي يترك حياته حقًّا عند ذلك التيرثا، فمآله مآلٌ لا رجعة فيه؛ يبلغ عالم رودرا بلا شك.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revatīrtha (Revā-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: On a quiet riverbank, an aged devotee lies on kuśa-mat facing a Śiva-liṅga; attendants chant ‘Namaḥ Śivāya’; above, Rudra-loka is hinted as a luminous realm with Śiva’s presence.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates certain tīrthas as gateways to Rudra’s realm, emphasizing the salvific power of sacred geography.
Puṅkha Tīrtha (Puṅkhila), a Narmadā-region sacred ford in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No new ritual is prescribed in this verse; it states the exceptional fruit associated with dying at the tīrtha.