Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
स मृतो ह्यग्निलोके तु क्रीडते सुरपूजितः । एष ते ह्यग्नितीर्थस्य सम्भवः कथितो मया
sa mṛto hyagniloke tu krīḍate surapūjitaḥ | eṣa te hyagnitīrthasya sambhavaḥ kathito mayā
அவன் மரணத்திற்குப் பின் அக்னிலோகத்தில் தேவர்களால் போற்றப்பட்டு இன்பமாக விளையாடுவான். ஓ அரசே! இவ்வாறு அக்னிதீர்த்தத்தின் தோற்ற வரலாற்றை நான் உனக்குச் சொன்னேன்।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Agnitīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A devotee’s soul journey is symbolically shown: after death, he reaches Agni-loka—radiant realm of flame and gold—where devas honor him; the narrator’s gesture indicates completion of the tīrtha’s origin story.
FAQs
Merit gained through tīrtha-based dharma can shape one’s post-death destiny, granting honored residence in divine realms.
Agni-tīrtha, whose sambhava (origin narrative) is being concluded in this verse.
The verse summarizes the fruit (Agni-loka) of the practices previously described at Agni-tīrtha rather than adding a new rite.