Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य प्रोवाचेति शिवः स्वयम्
anivartikā gatistasya provāceti śivaḥ svayam
അവന്റെ ഗതി അനിവർത്തനീയമാണ്—എന്ന് ശിവൻ സ്വയം അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു।
Narrator quoting Śiva (Śiva as ultimate authority for the promise)
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahārāja
Scene: Śiva’s authoritative declaration hovering over the tīrtha: a luminous Śiva or liṅga radiance blessing the departing soul, symbolizing irreversible ascent.
FAQs
The highest fruits of a sacred place are validated by Śiva’s own word—liberation is portrayed as certain and non-reversing.
The statement seals the merit of the previously described Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha; the exact name lies in the surrounding verses.
No new ritual is prescribed here; it is a phalaśruti-style confirmation of the result.