Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । मृतो विष्णुपुरं याति गीयमानोऽप्सरोगणैः
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati | mṛto viṣṇupuraṃ yāti gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ
Di tīrtha itu, sesiapa yang mandi suci lalu mengurniakan lembu kapilā—apabila wafat, dia menuju ke Viṣṇupura, dipuji dalam nyanyian oleh kumpulan apsarā.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: A two-part scene: at the river ghāṭa the pilgrim bathes and gifts the kapilā; above, a celestial ascent to Viṣṇu’s city where apsarases sing in welcome.
FAQs
Pilgrimage bathing and righteous charity are depicted as direct causes of auspicious post-mortem destiny and divine honor.
Kapilātīrtha (referred to as ‘that tīrtha’), within the Narmadā (Revā) region of Revākhaṇḍa.
Perform snāna at the tīrtha and donate a kapilā cow.