Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
विमानेनार्कवर्णेन ह्यप्सरोगणसंवृतः । गीयमानस्तु गन्धर्वैर्रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
vimānenārkavarṇena hyapsarogaṇasaṃvṛtaḥ | gīyamānastu gandharvairrudralokaṃ sa gacchati
Dengan vimāna berwarna laksana matahari, dikelilingi rombongan apsarā serta dipuji dalam nyanyian para gandharva, dia menuju ke Rudraloka.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Śikhitīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant, sun-colored celestial chariot descends; the devotee ascends amid apsarases; gandharvas sing, leading toward Rudra’s luminous realm.
FAQs
Right worship at a tīrtha yields exalted spiritual fruition, depicted as ascent to Rudra’s divine realm.
The fruit is connected to the preceding rite at Śikhitīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No new rite is added here; it states the phala (result) of the previously described snāna, tarpaṇa, dāna, and Śiva-pūjā.