Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः कश्चित्कुरुते प्राणमोक्षणम् । अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य रुद्रलोकादसंशयम्
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ kaścitkurute prāṇamokṣaṇam | anivartikā gatistasya rudralokādasaṃśayam
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः कश्चित् कुरुते प्राणमोक्षणम्, तस्य गतिरनिवर्तिका; रुद्रलोकादसंशयं न निवर्तते।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (continued)
Tirtha: Aṣāḍhītīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Rājan
Scene: A solemn riverbank at dusk: a devotee’s final moments at the tīrtha; priests/companions chant; a luminous path rises toward Rudra’s realm, with gaṇas guiding—tone of peace, not grief.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates certain places as final sanctuaries where death is taught to lead to an irreversible, exalted destiny.
The same tīrtha under discussion—Aṣāḍhītīrtha—where death is linked with Rudraloka.
None as a rite; it describes the spiritual consequence of dying at the tīrtha.
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