Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
यदा तु पञ्चत्वमुपैति काले कलेवरं स्कन्धकृतं नरैश्च । निरीक्ष्यमाणः सुरसुन्दरीभिः स नीयमानो मदविह्वलाभिः
yadā tu pañcatvamupaiti kāle kalevaraṃ skandhakṛtaṃ naraiśca | nirīkṣyamāṇaḥ surasundarībhiḥ sa nīyamāno madavihvalābhiḥ
Und wenn er zur rechten Zeit den Zustand der fünf Elemente (den Tod) erreicht und sein Leib auf den Schultern der Menschen getragen wird, schauen himmlische Jungfrauen auf ihn; und jene im Himmel geborenen Schönheiten, trunken vor Wonne, geleiten ihn weiter.
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Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra / Prabhāsa sphere (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A funeral procession carries the devotee’s body on a bier upon men’s shoulders; above, sura-sundarīs (apsaras) gaze and guide, their garments flowing, faces radiant with delighted urgency; the sky suggests an opening path to higher realms.
FAQs
A life anchored in sacred devotion culminates in an auspicious passage at death, attended by divine beings.
The implied setting is the sanctified Vastrāpathakṣetra praised in this māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).
No direct rite is prescribed; the verse depicts the promised fruit (phala) of prior Śaiva practice.