Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्र तीर्थे तु यः स्नात्वा भक्त्यार्चयति शङ्करम् । रुद्रस्य भवनं याति मृतो नास्त्यत्र संशयः
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā bhaktyārcayati śaṅkaram | rudrasya bhavanaṃ yāti mṛto nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
جو کوئی اس تیرتھ میں اشنان کرکے بھکتی سے شنکر کی ارچنا کرتا ہے، وہ مرنے کے بعد رودر کے دھام کو جاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Trilocana-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra
Scene: A pilgrim bathes at the tīrtha and then offers worship to Śiva; the path to Rudra’s abode is symbolically shown as a luminous ascent.
FAQs
Devotion joined with tīrtha-practice leads to an exalted posthumous goal—nearness to Rudra.
Trilocana Tīrtha, where bathing and Śiva-worship are especially meritorious.
Snāna at the tīrtha and bhakty-arcana (devotional worship) of Śaṅkara.