Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
मा विषादं महीपाल विषयेऽत्र करिष्यसि । अनेनैव शरीरेण त्वां नयिष्याम्यहं दिवम्
mā viṣādaṃ mahīpāla viṣaye'tra kariṣyasi | anenaiva śarīreṇa tvāṃ nayiṣyāmyahaṃ divam
« Ne t’afflige point, ô roi, à ce sujet. Avec ce corps même, je te conduirai au ciel. »
Viśvāmitra (deduced from 6.1 introducing his speech)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Triśaṅku
Scene: Viśvāmitra raises a reassuring hand (abhaya/āśvāsana gesture) toward Triśaṅku, promising bodily ascent to heaven; the king’s face shifts from grief to hope.
FAQs
A realized sage’s resolve and tapas-śakti can overturn ordinary limitations; faith and perseverance are encouraged in dharmic pursuits.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Viśvāmitra’s pledge within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit rite is stated; the promise implies the use of ascetic power and ritual action to accomplish the goal.