Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
तत्र स्नात्वा च यो मर्त्यः श्राद्धं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः । अत्रीश्वरं समभ्यर्च्य रुद्रलोके वसेच्चिरम्
tatra snātvā ca yo martyaḥ śrāddhaṃ kuryātprayatnataḥ | atrīśvaraṃ samabhyarcya rudraloke vasecciram
Di sana, setelah mandi suci, siapa pun manusia yang dengan sungguh-sungguh melaksanakan śrāddha dan memuja Atrīśvara dengan tata cara yang benar, akan tinggal lama di alam Rudra.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Atrīśvara-tīrtha (sarovara)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a lotus lake, then perform śrāddha on the bank with darbha and piṇḍas, finally offering flowers and bilva to the Atrīśvara liṅga; a subtle vision of Rudra-loka above.
FAQs
When ancestral duty is joined with Śiva-worship at a powerful tīrtha, it leads not only to merit but to exalted posthumous states (Rudraloka).
The sarovara by Atrīśvara (within the Koṭitīrtha area), where bathing and worship are said to yield Rudraloka.
Snāna (bathing), śrāddha performed prayatnataḥ (with care), and proper worship (samabhyarcana) of Atrīśvara.