Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
ततः कालेन महता त्यक्त्वा देहं दिवं गतः । यत्रास्ते भगवान्रुद्रो गणस्तत्र बभूव ह
tataḥ kālena mahatā tyaktvā dehaṃ divaṃ gataḥ | yatrāste bhagavānrudro gaṇastatra babhūva ha
پھر بہت زمانہ گزرنے پر اس نے بدن چھوڑا اور سوَرگ کو گیا۔ جہاں بھگوان رُدر رہتے ہیں، وہیں وہ واقعی گن بن گیا۔
Pulastya (narrative continuation)
Tirtha: Piṇḍāraka
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rājendra (king)
Scene: After long austerities, Maṅki relinquishes the body; a luminous ascent is shown, culminating in his transformation into a gaṇa in Rudra’s presence.
FAQs
Devotion and austerity mature into divine service—attaining Rudra’s proximity beyond death.
Piṇḍāraka Tīrtha indirectly, as the place where the tapas leads to Rudra’s gaṇa-status.
No new prescription; it states the result (phala) of prior devotion and tapas.