Skandapurana 5.83.26

5.83.26

etaistatra kṛtaṃ sarvairdevi prāyopaveśanam ..
api kīṭapataṃgā ye paśavaḥ pakṣiṇo mṛgāḥ ..
prāsāde tatra nirmuktāḥ prāṇairyāṃti mamāṃtikam .. 26 ..

by all of these was fasting unto death performed there, O goddess.
Even worms, moths, beasts, birds, and deer,
when released from their life-breaths in that temple, come into my presence.’