Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
स पुमान्स्वर्गमाप्नोति इत्येवं शङ्करोऽब्रवीत् । प्राणत्यागं तु यः कुर्याच्छिखिना सलिलेन वा
sa pumānsvargamāpnoti ityevaṃ śaṅkaro'bravīt | prāṇatyāgaṃ tu yaḥ kuryācchikhinā salilena vā
«Cet homme atteint le ciel»—ainsi parla Śaṅkara. Et de plus, quiconque abandonne sa vie—par le feu ou par l’eau—(en ce saint contexte…)
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King/prince (addressed across the passage)
Scene: Śiva as a luminous teacher-figure speaks to a king; behind them the river glows; symbolic elements of fire and water appear as controlled ritual flames and flowing currents, indicating the verse’s mention without depicting violence.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative links sacred-context dharma and end-of-life circumstances with elevated post-mortem destinations.
The verse continues the Revā Khaṇḍa context, implying a merit-bestowing tīrtha within the Revā region.
No new rite is prescribed here; it transitions to describing extraordinary outcomes connected with prāṇatyāga by fire or water.