Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा भक्त्यार्चयति शङ्करम् । रुद्रस्य भवनं याति मृतो नास्त्यत्र संशयः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā bhaktyārcayati śaṅkaram | rudrasya bhavanaṃ yāti mṛto nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
“Sesiapa yang mandi di tīrtha itu dan dengan bhakti memuja Śaṅkara, setelah wafat ia menuju dham Rudra; tentang hal ini tiada keraguan.”
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Trilocana-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha and then offers worship to Śiva; the path to Rudra’s abode is symbolically shown as a luminous ascent.
FAQs
Devotion joined with tīrtha-practice leads to an exalted posthumous goal—nearness to Rudra.
Trilocana Tīrtha, where bathing and Śiva-worship are especially meritorious.
Snāna at the tīrtha and bhakty-arcana (devotional worship) of Śaṅkara.