Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
प्रायोपवेशनं कृत्वा हृदयस्थे जनार्दने । यस्त्यजेत्पुरुषः प्राणान्नरकं न स पश्यति
prāyopaveśanaṃ kṛtvā hṛdayasthe janārdane | yastyajetpuruṣaḥ prāṇānnarakaṃ na sa paśyati
হৃদয়ে অধিষ্ঠিত জনার্দনকে স্মরণ করে যে পুরুষ প্রায়োপবেশন করে প্রাণত্যাগ করে, সে নরক দর্শন করে না।
Bhīṣma
Scene: An ascetic seated in padmāsana, emaciated from fasting, serene face; within his chest a small radiant Janārdana (Viṣṇu) is visualized; the breath gently departs like a thread of light; no fearsome imagery remains.
FAQs
A disciplined end of life grounded in devotion (inner remembrance of Janārdana) is praised as spiritually protective and liberating.
No specific site is named; the emphasis is on inner devotion during a vowed religious observance.
Prāyopaveśana—undertaking a religious fast unto death with God-remembrance.