Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
तत्र तीर्थे नरो यस्तु प्राणत्यागं करोति वै । अनिवर्तिका गतिस्तस्य रुद्रलोकादसंशयम्
tatra tīrthe naro yastu prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti vai | anivartikā gatistasya rudralokādasaṃśayam
اور جو مرد اس تیرتھ میں سچ مچ پران تیاگ دے، اس کی گتی لوٹ نہ آنے والی ہے؛ بےشک وہ رودر لوک کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revatīrtha (Revā-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: On a quiet riverbank, an aged devotee lies on kuśa-mat facing a Śiva-liṅga; attendants chant ‘Namaḥ Śivāya’; above, Rudra-loka is hinted as a luminous realm with Śiva’s presence.
FAQs
The Purāṇa elevates certain tīrthas as gateways to Rudra’s realm, emphasizing the salvific power of sacred geography.
Puṅkha Tīrtha (Puṅkhila), a Narmadā-region sacred ford in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No new ritual is prescribed in this verse; it states the exceptional fruit associated with dying at the tīrtha.