Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा कुरुते प्राणसंक्षयम् । बर्हियुक्तेन यानेन स गच्छेच्छिवमन्दिरे
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā kurute prāṇasaṃkṣayam | barhiyuktena yānena sa gacchecchivamandire
En ce tīrtha, celui qui s’y baigne puis y abandonne son souffle vital, se rend au sanctuaire-demeure de Śiva, porté par un char orné de l’herbe sacrée barhis.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Gopeśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Narādhipa (king)
Scene: A pilgrim completes Narmadā snāna at Gopeśvara and, at life’s end, is received by a radiant celestial vimāna decorated with barhis-grass, ascending toward Śiva’s luminous mandira.
FAQs
The Purāṇa depicts certain tīrthas as gateways to Śiva’s realm, emphasizing the extraordinary sanctity attributed to place and vow.
The same Gopeśvara tīrtha on the Narmadā’s northern bank (from the surrounding passage).
Bathing at the tīrtha; the verse also mentions prāṇa-saṃkṣaya there (dying there), described as yielding passage to Śiva’s abode.