Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
तत्र भुक्त्वा यथाकामं सर्वान् भोगान् यथेप्सितान् । जातिस्मरो हि जायेत पुनर्मानुष्यमागतः
tatra bhuktvā yathākāmaṃ sarvān bhogān yathepsitān | jātismaro hi jāyeta punarmānuṣyamāgataḥ
সেখানে ইচ্ছামতো ও মনোবাঞ্ছিত সকল ভোগ উপভোগ করে, পরে যখন সে আবার মানবজন্মে ফিরে আসে, তখন সে অবশ্যই পূর্বজন্মস্মৃতি-সম্পন্ন হয়ে জন্মায়।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Haṃsatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pārtha/Bhārata (addressed as the recipient of instruction)
Scene: A pilgrim at a serene tirtha, then a luminous celestial interlude of enjoyed pleasures, followed by a return to human birth marked by a halo-like aura of remembrance (jāti-smṛti).
FAQs
Merit can refine rebirth: even after heavenly enjoyment, one may return with heightened spiritual awareness (jātismaratā).
Haṃsatīrtha, whose merit is being described through its posthumous and rebirth-related fruits.
No new prescription; it continues describing outcomes of the Haṃsatīrtha observances.