Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 182
ततो विमानानि बहूनि तत्र समागतान्येव महाप्रभाणि । किरातवर्येण स वैश्यवर्य उद्धारितस्तेन महाप्रभेण
tato vimānāni bahūni tatra samāgatānyeva mahāprabhāṇi | kirātavaryeṇa sa vaiśyavarya uddhāritastena mahāprabheṇa
Alors, de nombreux vimānas, éclatants et d’une grande splendeur, s’y rassemblèrent. Par ce chef Kirāta illustre, le plus éminent des Vaiśyas fut élevé et délivré par ce Mahāprabhu.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-context narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages in frame narrative (traditional)
Scene: Radiant vimānas descend in the sky above a Himalayan shrine; a dignified Kirāta chief gestures in protection/blessing as a Vaiśya devotee is ‘lifted’—symbolically rising toward the light.
FAQs
Divine grace manifests outwardly when devotion ripens—symbolized by vimānas and upliftment.
Kedāra, depicted as a place where liberation and divine conveyance are granted to devotees.
None; it narrates the result (phala) of devotion—deliverance and divine honor.