Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा कुरुते प्राणसंक्षयम् । स गच्छेद्यदि युक्तोऽपि पापेन शिवमन्दिरम्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā kurute prāṇasaṃkṣayam | sa gacchedyadi yukto'pi pāpena śivamandiram
Und an jenem Tīrtha gelangt, wer dort badet und dann sein Leben beschließt, selbst wenn er von Sünde belastet ist, zur Wohnstatt Śivas, in sein heiliges Reich.
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gopeśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee, having bathed at the river-ghāṭa, lies peacefully under a tree near the Gopeśvara shrine; subtle divine attendants indicate passage to Śiva’s abode.
FAQs
The purifying power of a great tīrtha is exalted as capable of overriding even heavy sin, directing the soul toward Śiva.
The same Gopeśvara tīrtha referenced in Adhyāya 162.
Snāna at the tīrtha; the verse then states the promised result at death after such bathing.