Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 182
भारभूत्यां मृतानां तु नराणां भावितात्मनाम् । अनिवर्तिका गती राजञ्छिवलोकान्निरन्तरम्
bhārabhūtyāṃ mṛtānāṃ tu narāṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | anivartikā gatī rājañchivalokānnirantaram
ข้าแต่พระราชา ผู้มีตนอบรมและตั้งมั่นในภาวนา ซึ่งสิ้นชีพ ณ ภารภูตยา ย่อมมีคติอันไม่หวนกลับ ไปสู่ศิวโลกอย่างต่อเนื่องไม่ขาดสาย
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from nearby context in Revā Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Bhārabhūtyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājā (King)
Scene: A serene ascetic or disciplined devotee lies at the riverside in final moments, mind absorbed; above, a luminous path opens toward Śiva’s realm, with subtle attendants (gaṇas) guiding the soul upward.
FAQs
A sanctified death at a praised tīrtha, when joined with inner purification, is said to grant a non-returning destiny in Śiva’s realm.
Bhārabhūtyā, presented as a place whose contact grants direct access to Śivaloka.
No explicit rite is stated here; the emphasis is on the spiritual condition (bhāvitātman) and the sanctity of dying at the tīrtha.