Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
सरस्वत्युत्तरे तीरे यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम् । प्राचीने तु वरारोहे न चेहागच्छते पुनः
sarasvatyuttare tīre yastyajedātmanastanum | prācīne tu varārohe na cehāgacchate punaḥ
Ai xả bỏ thân này trên bờ bắc sông Sarasvatī—tại Prācīna, hỡi người đẹp hông—thì sẽ không còn trở lại cõi đời này nữa.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prācīna (Sarasvatī-uttara-tīra)
Type: ghat
Scene: A serene northern riverbank with steps and sacred trees; an aged devotee lies peacefully facing the water, attendants chanting; subtle light suggests the soul’s release and ‘no return’.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition extols kṣetra-maraṇa—leaving the body in a holy place—as a gateway to liberation and non-return.
Prācīna Tīrtha on the northern bank of the Sarasvatī in Prabhāsa.
Not a ritual but a sacred condition: relinquishing the body at the specified tīrtha-bank is said to yield apunarāvṛtti (no return).