Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
यथाकथंचित्तीर्थेऽस्मिन्प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । तस्यात्मघातदोषो न प्राप्नुयादीप्सितान्यपि
yathākathaṃcittīrthe'sminprāṇatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ | tasyātmaghātadoṣo na prāpnuyādīpsitānyapi
ผู้ใดก็ตาม สละชีวิต ณ ตีกรแห่งนี้ด้วยวิธีการใดๆ ก็ตาม ย่อมไม่ต้องโทษแห่งการฆ่าตัวตาย แต่กลับบรรลุถึงสิ่งที่ตนปรารถนาด้วยซ้ำ
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Prayāga
Type: sangam
Listener: Dvija (brāhmaṇa)
Scene: A serene riverbank at dusk; an aged pilgrim relinquishes breath in a composed posture near the confluence while priests chant; a protective divine aura dispels the dark ‘sin’ imagery, replaced by upward light.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s sanctity is portrayed as transformative, overriding ordinary karmic stigma and granting spiritual attainment.
The immediately discussed tīrtha in this passage—contextually, Prayāga.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse asserts a doctrinal claim about karmic outcome connected with dying at the tīrtha.