Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
यावद्गुर्वीं चितां कृत्वा तमन्वेष्टुं समुद्यताः । तावन्नष्टं शवं तच्च ज्ञायते नैव कुत्रचित्
yāvadgurvīṃ citāṃ kṛtvā tamanveṣṭuṃ samudyatāḥ | tāvannaṣṭaṃ śavaṃ tacca jñāyate naiva kutracit
அவர்கள் கனமான சிதையை அமைத்து அவனைத் தேடப் புறப்பட்ட அதே வேளையில், அந்தச் சவம் மறைந்தது; எங்கும் அது காணப்படவில்லை।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A completed, heavy funeral pyre stands ready; brāhmaṇas turn back to fetch the body—only to find the spot empty. Their faces show shock and reverence; the liṅga remains steady in the background.
FAQs
The Māhātmya signals extraordinary sanctity: the devotee’s end is marked by a miracle that transcends ordinary death-ritual expectations.
The episode belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya cycle in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Construction of a funeral pyre (citā) for cremation is described, though the rite is interrupted by the miraculous disappearance.