Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44
कोटितीर्थे तीर्थवरे देहत्यागं करोति यः । तस्य पूजां प्रकुर्वंति ब्रह्माद्या देवतागणाः
koṭitīrthe tīrthavare dehatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ | tasya pūjāṃ prakurvaṃti brahmādyā devatāgaṇāḥ
凡在俱胝圣渡（Koṭitīrtha）——诸圣渡中最胜者——舍离此身者，梵天（Brahmā）及诸天众亲自为其作礼供养。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: On the bank of Koṭitīrtha, a subtle body departing; Brahmā with four faces and devas in procession offer flowers, lamps, and garlands toward an unseen soul-essence rising like a flame.
FAQs
A supremely sanctified place can transform even death into an honored spiritual passage, acclaimed by the divine realm.
Koṭitīrtha, explicitly called a tīrtha-vara (best among tīrthas).
No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on the sanctity of deha-tyāga (passing away) at the tīrtha.