Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
सेव्यमानोऽप्सरोभिश्च विमानवरमाश्रितः । बभ्राम सर्वलोकेषु स्वेच्छया क्षुत्समावृतः
sevyamāno'psarobhiśca vimānavaramāśritaḥ | babhrāma sarvalokeṣu svecchayā kṣutsamāvṛtaḥ
Von Apsarās bedient und in einer vortrefflichen Vimāna weilend, wanderte er nach Belieben durch alle Welten, doch war er vom Hunger umhüllt.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: Vasusena in a splendid vimāna, surrounded by apsarās, drifting through luminous worlds—yet his face shows concealed distress from hunger.
FAQs
Even in heaven, unresolved karmic consequences can manifest; outer splendor does not guarantee inner contentment.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the wider māhātmya narrative context.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it narrates the karmic condition following prior deeds.