Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
त्वरावंतौ गणौ तत्र विमानादवरुह्य तौ । स्रष्टारं सर्वलोकानां तेन सार्धं प्रणेमतुः
tvarāvaṃtau gaṇau tatra vimānādavaruhya tau | sraṣṭāraṃ sarvalokānāṃ tena sārdhaṃ praṇematuḥ
Entonces aquellos dos Gaṇas de rápido movimiento descendieron allí del carro celestial, y junto con él se postraron ante el Creador de todos los mundos.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (narrative gateway to higher lokas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (frame)
Scene: Two swift gaṇas descend from a celestial vimāna; alongside the brāhmaṇa they approach Brahmā, the creator, and all three bow in unison.
FAQs
True spiritual ascent culminates in humility—honoring cosmic order and its presiding deities.
The passage belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework, where Kāśī’s sanctity is the underlying source of merit leading to such divine encounters.
None; the action highlighted is praṇāma (reverential salutation).