Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
पुत्रर्द्धिरूपसम्पन्नो जीवेच्च शरदां शतम् । शिवलोकं मृतो याति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
putrarddhirūpasampanno jīvecca śaradāṃ śatam | śivalokaṃ mṛto yāti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
子宝と繁栄と美しさに恵まれ、百の秋を生きる。死してはシヴァの世界へ赴く—ここに疑うべき余地はない。
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued context)
Tirtha: Eraṇḍī Tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahīpāla (the king)
Scene: A devotee blessed with family and prosperity is shown later departing the body peacefully, guided toward a radiant Śiva realm; Śiva’s abode appears as a luminous mountain-city with attendants.
FAQs
Tīrtha-based dharma is portrayed as granting both worldly well-being and the highest Śaiva goal—Śivaloka.
The fruits are tied to the preceding instruction at Eraṇḍī Tīrtha (implied by continuity).
It states the results of the fast, bath, and tarpaṇa observance rather than adding a new rite.