Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123
गंधर्वाप्सरस्तत्र सिद्धचारणकिन्नराः । सर्वे विमानमारूढाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः
gaṃdharvāpsarastatra siddhacāraṇakinnarāḥ | sarve vimānamārūḍhāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ
Là, les Gandharvas et les Apsaras, ainsi que les Siddhas, les Cāraṇas et les Kinnaras—tous montés sur des vimānas—se rassemblent par centaines, et même par milliers.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The sky above the kṣetra fills with vimānas; Gandharvas play vīṇā and flute, Apsarases dance, Siddhas and Cāraṇas chant praises, Kinnaras appear with horse-like features; the scene is crowded yet harmonious.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is shown as a meeting-point of worlds, where divine beings naturally congregate due to the site’s sanctity.
The setting continues the Vastrāpatha Kṣetra narrative within Prabhāsa.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse describes the tīrtha’s extraordinary spiritual atmosphere.