Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
त्रिशंकुरुवाच । भगवन्यष्टुमिच्छामि तेन यज्ञेन सांप्रतम् । गम्यते त्रिदिवं येन सशरीरेण सत्वरम्
triśaṃkuruvāca | bhagavanyaṣṭumicchāmi tena yajñena sāṃpratam | gamyate tridivaṃ yena saśarīreṇa satvaram
Triśaṅku sprach: „O Erhabener, jetzt wünsche ich jenes Opfer (yajña) zu vollziehen, durch das man schnell den Himmel erreicht – mit diesem selben Leib.“
Triśaṅku
Scene: Triśaṅku, hands folded, petitions Vasiṣṭha for a yajña granting bodily ascent to heaven; a faint celestial vista (svarga) is suggested above, hinting at the extraordinary aim.
FAQs
Spiritual aspiration must be aligned with cosmic law; extraordinary desires invite scrutiny about what is truly attainable through ritual.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is the king’s wish for a rare ritual outcome.
A specific, exceptional yajña is requested—one believed to grant immediate ascent to heaven with the physical body.