Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । मंकिस्तु देहमुत्सज्य शिवलोकं ततो गतः
evamuktvā tu bhagavāṃstatraivāntaradhīyata | maṃkistu dehamutsajya śivalokaṃ tato gataḥ
Nachdem der Erhabene so gesprochen hatte, verschwand er an eben jener Stelle. Maṃki legte darauf seinen Leib ab und gelangte sodann in Śivas Welt.
Narrator (within Śiva–Devī dialogue context)
Tirtha: Maṃkīśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Lord, after speaking, dissolves into light at the sacred spot; Maṃki, serene and fulfilled, relinquishes the body and ascends toward Śiva’s luminous realm.
FAQs
Divine encounter and grace culminate in liberation—devotion and the Lord’s direct favor lead to Śivaloka.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the Maṃkīśvara Māhātmya portion of the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights the fruit (phala) of divine revelation and sanctity—attainment of Śiva’s realm.