Skandapurana 5.279.5

5.279.5

4 araṇye gacchataścaṇḍālasya triśaṅkorviśvāmitrāśrame gamanam, tato viśvāmitreṇa sarva- vṛttāntaṃ śrutvā spardhayā 'tvāmanenaiva dehena svarga neṣyāmi 'ḥ iti pratijñāṃ kṛtvā tena caṇḍālena sākaṃ tasya pāpanirasanāyānekatīrthakṣetreṣu bhramaṇam, bhramatostayormā- rkaṇḍayena samaṃ saṃvādaḥ, mārkaṇḍeyavacanāddhāṭakeśvare gamanam, hāṭakeśvaraliṃgapū janena triśaṃkoścaṇḍālatvanivṛttiḥ, tataḥ svargaprāptikaraṃ yajñaṃ kartuṃ tayorbrahmānujñā- grahaṇam...... ..... ... 5

4 The journey of the caṇḍāla Triśaṅku walking in the forest to the hermitage of Viśvāmitra; then Viśvāmitra, having heard the whole story, making a rival vow: 'I shall lead you to heaven in this very body!'; his wandering with that caṇḍāla across many sacred fords and sacred fields to remove his sin; the conversation between the two wandering [men] and Mārkaṇḍeya; their going to Hāṭakeśvara on Mārkaṇḍeya's word; the cessation of Triśaṅku's state as a caṇḍāla through worship of the Hāṭakeśvara liṅga; then their obtaining Brahmā's permission to perform a sacrifice that grants heaven. ... 5