Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149
अत्र यस्त्यजति प्राणान्बहूदकतटे नरः । मोदते सूर्यलोकेऽसौ धर्मिणां च सुतो भवेत्
atra yastyajati prāṇānbahūdakataṭe naraḥ | modate sūryaloke'sau dharmiṇāṃ ca suto bhavet
जो मनुष्य येथे बहूदक तटावर प्राणत्याग करतो, तो सूर्यलोकी आनंदित होतो आणि पुढे धर्मिष्ठांचा पुत्र म्हणून जन्म घेतो.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A serene scene on the pond-bank where an aged pilgrim breathes his last in peace; sunlight (Sūrya) streams down, suggesting ascent to Sūrya-loka; attendants maintain quiet dharmic composure.
FAQs
A holy place sanctifies even one’s final moment, directing the soul toward auspicious realms and virtuous rebirth.
Bahūdaka taṭa (the riverbank/shore of Bahūdaka).
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the spiritual consequence of dying at the tīrtha.