Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 149
अत्र यस्त्यजति प्राणान्बहूदकतटे नरः । मोदते सूर्यलोकेऽसौ धर्मिणां च सुतो भवेत्
atra yastyajati prāṇānbahūdakataṭe naraḥ | modate sūryaloke'sau dharmiṇāṃ ca suto bhavet
جو آدمی یہاں بہودک کے کنارے پر اپنے پران چھوڑ دے، وہ سورَی لوک میں مسرور رہتا ہے اور پھر نیکوکاروں کے گھر بیٹے کی صورت میں جنم لیتا ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Bahūdaka-kuṇḍa
Type: kund
Scene: A serene scene on the pond-bank where an aged pilgrim breathes his last in peace; sunlight (Sūrya) streams down, suggesting ascent to Sūrya-loka; attendants maintain quiet dharmic composure.
FAQs
A holy place sanctifies even one’s final moment, directing the soul toward auspicious realms and virtuous rebirth.
Bahūdaka taṭa (the riverbank/shore of Bahūdaka).
No specific rite is prescribed; the verse highlights the spiritual consequence of dying at the tīrtha.