Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 134
त्यत्क्वा बहूदके प्राणानस्थिक्षेपं महीजले । काराय्य त्वं ततो भावी मैत्रेय इति सन्मुनिः
tyatkvā bahūdake prāṇānasthikṣepaṃ mahījale | kārāyya tvaṃ tato bhāvī maitreya iti sanmuniḥ
„Wenn du dein Leben in tiefen Wassern hingibst und deine Gebeine den Wassern der Erde überantwortet werden, dann wirst du Maitreya werden“, so verkündete der wahrhaftige Weise.
A suffering narrator quoting Vyāsa (the ‘sat-muni’)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka (deep-water tīrtha motif)
Type: kund
Scene: A sage pronounces a prophecy: the protagonist will relinquish life in deep waters; attendants later consign bones into flowing water. Above the waters, a visionary overlay shows the future ṛṣi ‘Maitreya’ seated in meditation, signifying transformation.
FAQs
Purāṇic narrative frames even death as a dharmic transition when aligned with sacred intention and sage-guidance.
A specific tīrtha is not named; the verse highlights sacred waters and funerary immersion as a purifying act in general.
Antyeṣṭi-related acts are implied: dying/entering deep waters and the immersion/consignment of bones into water.