The Temples of Śiva - Verse 43
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 77.43
Sanskrit Original
हिरण्यगर्भे नन्दीशे स याति परमां गतिम। नियमैः शोष्य यो देहं त्यजेत्क्षेत्रे शिवस्य तु।।
hiraṇyagarbhe nandīśe sa yāti paramāṃ gatim| niyamaiḥ śoṣya yo dehaṃ tyajetkṣetre śivasya tu||
Sūta said:: The person who dies in Vārāṇasī is not born again. He who casts off his vital breath in Triviṣṭapa,[13] Avimukta, Kedāra, Saṅgameśvara,[14] Śālaṅka,[15] Jambukeśvara, in Śukreśvara, Gokarṇa,[16] Bhāskareśa,[17] Guheśvara, Hiraṇyagarbha, or Nandīśa attains the greatest goal. He who desiccates his body by means of observances and casts it off in any holy centre of Śiva whether it is of human or divine origin, whether it is built by sages or whether it is self-born, becomes a yogin and attains oneness with Śiva. O excellent sages, if the deity is self-born or installed by Devas, no doubt need be entertained in this regard. He who worships the lord and then collects fire into which he consigns his body, attains the greatest goal.