Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
हंसयुक्तेन यानेन तरुणादित्यवर्चसा । सर्वकामसमृद्धेन सेव्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः
haṃsayuktena yānena taruṇādityavarcasā | sarvakāmasamṛddhena sevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ
তেওঁ হংসযুক্ত বিমানে আৰূঢ় হয়, উদীয়মান সূৰ্যৰ দৰে দীপ্তিমান; সকলো কামনাৰে সমৃদ্ধ, আৰু অপ্সৰাগণৰ দলে দলে সেবিত।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Haṃsatīrtha (implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dharādhiśa (king)
Scene: A radiant swan-yoked vimāna rises into the sky, glowing like the young sun; the pilgrim-soul is seated within; apsarases surround, offering garlands and music; below, the river-tīrtha fades into distance.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya depicts merit through symbolic heavenly imagery, encouraging dharmic pilgrimage and charity.
Haṃsatīrtha (the reward description continues from its praise).
No new ritual is stated here; it elaborates the fruit (phala) of the prior snāna and dāna.