Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87
श्रीसोमेशसमुद्रस्य अंतरे ये मृता नराः । पापिनोऽपि गमिष्यंति स्वर्गं निर्धूतकल्मषाः
śrīsomeśasamudrasya aṃtare ye mṛtā narāḥ | pāpino'pi gamiṣyaṃti svargaṃ nirdhūtakalmaṣāḥ
Ceux qui meurent dans l’étendue sacrée de la mer de Śrī Someśa—même s’ils sont pécheurs—iront au ciel, leurs souillures entièrement secouées et dissipées.
Īśvara (narrator framing the dialogue; liberation/heaven promise tied to the kṣetra)
Tirtha: Śrī Someśa-samudra (Somnātha sea)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A serene shoreline at twilight; a departing soul is shown as a subtle luminous form rising from the sea’s sacred boundary, while Somnātha’s presence sanctifies the horizon; attendants/priests chant; the mood is purificatory rather than mournful.
FAQs
A supremely sanctified kṣetra can purify even grave sin through its inherent sacred power.
Śrī Someśa-samudra—the sacred sea associated with Somnāth in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
No specific rite; the verse highlights the kṣetra-prabhāva (power of the place) even at the time of death.