Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
भक्त्या प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तं गुरुं शिवयोगिनम् । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य पुण्यलोकाञ्जगाम सः
bhaktyā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya taṃ guruṃ śivayoginam | divyaṃ vimānamāruhya puṇyalokāñjagāma saḥ
Avec dévotion, il fit la pradakṣiṇā, tournant respectueusement autour de ce guru, le yogin de Śiva. Puis, montant dans un vimāna céleste, il gagna les mondes de mérite.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: The radiant redeemed being circumambulates Vāmadeva with folded hands, then ascends into a divine vimāna that lifts toward luminous puṇya-lokas.
FAQs
Devotion to the guru, expressed through respectful circumambulation, completes purification and leads to auspicious destinies.
No specific tīrtha is named; “puṇya-lokas” are described as the destination.
Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) of the guru with bhakti; the narrative also implies post-rite ascent in a vimāna.