Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 14
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः कश्चित्त्यजेद्देहं विधानतः । तस्य भवति यत्पुण्यं तच्छृणुष्व नराधिप
tasmiṃstīrthe tu yaḥ kaścittyajeddehaṃ vidhānataḥ | tasya bhavati yatpuṇyaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa
Di tīrtha itu, sesiapa yang menurut tatacara suci melepaskan jasadnya—wahai raja, dengarlah apakah pahala kebajikan (puṇya) yang menjadi miliknya.
Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Narmadā-tīrtha (Karoḍeśvara-associated)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Narādhipa / nṛpa (king)
Scene: A solemn riverbank tīrtha: a pilgrim at the threshold of death, attendants performing prescribed rites; the Narmadā flowing, Śiva’s presence implied by liṅga and trident; the narrator addressing a king.
FAQs
The Purāṇas present certain tīrthas as especially salvific, where proper observance at life’s end yields exalted merit.
Karoḍī Tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
To follow the prescribed observance (vidhi) associated with the tīrtha, especially in end-of-life context.