Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
ते च मोक्षं गताः सर्वे प्रसादात्तव वासव । तच्छ्रुत्वा वासवो वाक्यं तोषेण महतान्वितः
te ca mokṣaṃ gatāḥ sarve prasādāttava vāsava | tacchrutvā vāsavo vākyaṃ toṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ
“அவர்களெல்லாரும், வாசவா! உன் அருளால் மோட்சத்தையும் அடைந்தனர்.” இதைக் கேட்ட வாசவன் இந்திரன் பேரானந்தத்தால் நிறைந்தான்।
Aśarīriṇī vāk (first half); Narrator (second half)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra (Vāsava)
Scene: The voice declares mokṣa; Indra’s face softens into profound satisfaction. Above, liberated beings dissolve into pure light beyond form, indicating release rather than mere ascent.
FAQs
A tīrtha-linked śrāddha can culminate not only in heavenly upliftment but even mokṣa, by divine grace.
Gayā, as the preeminent pilgrimage-site for pitṛ-kārya leading to supreme outcomes.
Śrāddha performed with devotion and proper dedication, acknowledged by divine voice as mokṣa-bestowing.