Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा कुरुते प्राणसंक्षयम् । स गच्छेद्यदि युक्तोऽपि पापेन शिवमन्दिरम्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā kurute prāṇasaṃkṣayam | sa gacchedyadi yukto'pi pāpena śivamandiram
ആ തീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് പ്രാണത്യാഗം ചെയ്താൽ, പാപഭാരമുള്ളവനായാലും അവൻ ശിവധാമം (ശിവലോകം) പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Mārkaṇḍeya (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gopeśvara
Type: ghat
Scene: A devotee, having bathed at the river-ghāṭa, lies peacefully under a tree near the Gopeśvara shrine; subtle divine attendants indicate passage to Śiva’s abode.
FAQs
The purifying power of a great tīrtha is exalted as capable of overriding even heavy sin, directing the soul toward Śiva.
The same Gopeśvara tīrtha referenced in Adhyāya 162.
Snāna at the tīrtha; the verse then states the promised result at death after such bathing.