Skandapurana 5.141.9

5.141.9

.. sūta uvāca .. ..
pūrvaṃ taptvā tapastīvraṃ martyaloke dvijottamāḥ ..
tato gacchaṃti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ svecchayā tridivaṃ prati ..
mokṣamārgaṃ tathaivānye dhyānāviṣkṛtamānasāḥ .. 9 ..

Sūta said: / Formerly, having performed severe austerity in the mortal world, best of brahmins, / then, overjoyed, they would go to heaven according to their own wish; / others likewise [went on] the path to liberation, their minds enlightened by meditation.