Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70
विसृज्य पार्थिवं देहं तेन पुण्येन नोदिताः । भवंति देवि नियतं गणा मम पुरोगमाः
visṛjya pārthivaṃ dehaṃ tena puṇyena noditāḥ | bhavaṃti devi niyataṃ gaṇā mama purogamāḥ
Wahai Dewi, setelah meninggalkan jasad duniawi, didorong oleh pahala kebajikan itu, mereka pasti menjadi gaṇa-gaṇaku, para pengiring yang berjalan mendahuluiku.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (Gaurī)
Scene: At the moment of death, the devotee’s subtle form rises, guided by the force of merit, and is received into Śiva’s gaṇa retinue, moving in procession before the Lord.
FAQs
Meritorious acts done in the sacred frame of Kāśī elevate the soul after death toward divine proximity and service.
Kāśī overall, in the Adhyāya 25 sequence praising Triviṣṭapa-liṅga and connected tīrthas.
The verse refers to the fruit of prior prescribed rites (offerings/vows) rather than stating a new procedure.