Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । मृतो विष्णुपुरं याति गीयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati | mṛto viṣṇupuraṃ yāti gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ
En ce tīrtha, l’homme qui se baigne et offre une kapilā—à sa mort il gagne le séjour de Viṣṇu, célébré en chants par des troupes d’apsarās.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A two-part scene: at the river ghāṭa the pilgrim bathes and gifts the kapilā; above, a celestial ascent to Viṣṇu’s city where apsarases sing in welcome.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bathing and righteous charity are depicted as direct causes of auspicious post-mortem destiny and divine honor.
Kapilātīrtha (referred to as ‘that tīrtha’), within the Narmadā (Revā) region of Revākhaṇḍa.
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and donate a kapilā cow.