Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
सोऽब्रवीद्यदि मे तुष्टो यदि देयो वरो मम । विमानं खेचरं देहि येनागच्छामि ते गृहे । नित्यमेव धरापृष्ठाद्वंदनार्थं तव प्रभो
so'bravīdyadi me tuṣṭo yadi deyo varo mama | vimānaṃ khecaraṃ dehi yenāgacchāmi te gṛhe | nityameva dharāpṛṣṭhādvaṃdanārthaṃ tava prabho
Il dit : «Si tu es satisfait de moi et si un don doit m’être accordé, donne-moi un vimāna qui parcourt le ciel, afin que je puisse venir chaque jour, depuis la surface de la terre, jusqu’à ta demeure pour me prosterner et te rendre hommage, ô Seigneur».
Vāṇīvatsaraka (the king; implied from prior verse context)
Tirtha: Tridaśālaya / Amarāvatī (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king, hands folded, asks Indra for a sky-going vimāna solely to visit Indra’s abode daily and bow—an image of devotion harnessing wonder.
FAQs
The highest use of divine gifts is continued devotion—seeking means not for pleasure, but for daily worship and reverent salutation.
The verse shifts from earthly tīrtha context to Indra’s abode (Tridaśālaya/Indraloka) as the destination of devotional pilgrimage.
Vandana (daily salutation/bowing) is explicitly stated as the king’s intended observance.