Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 45
या मतिस्त्वंतकाले स्याद्गतिस्तदनुरूपतः । दिगीशत्वमतः प्राप्तो निरृत्यां नैरृतेश्वरः
yā matistvaṃtakāle syādgatistadanurūpataḥ | digīśatvamataḥ prāpto nirṛtyāṃ nairṛteśvaraḥ
临终之际心念如何，来世之途便随之而定。因此他得到了方位之主的尊位——成为奈尔利塔（Nairṛta）方的统御者，居于尼尔利提（Nirṛti）之境。
Skanda (deduced: doctrinal statement within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A subtle cosmic tableau: the departing soul’s thought forms a luminous thread leading toward the southwest quarter; a guardian-like figure presides over the Nairṛta direction, signifying attained lordship.
FAQs
The mind at death shapes one’s next state; cultivating dharmic remembrance is portrayed as spiritually decisive.
Not a specific tirtha in this line; it provides a general spiritual principle within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī teachings.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied practice is steady cultivation of sacred remembrance so the mind is purified at life’s end.
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