Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 140
लब्ध्वा च जन्मसाफल्यं प्रयाताः सर्वतोदिशम् । अमुनाद्य नरेंद्रेण जनकेन यियक्षुणा
labdhvā ca janmasāphalyaṃ prayātāḥ sarvatodiśam | amunādya nareṃdreṇa janakena yiyakṣuṇā
मानव-जन्म की सार्थकता प्राप्त करके वे सब दिशाओं में प्रस्थान कर गए—और यह सब आज इसी नरेन्द्र-पिता के द्वारा, जो यज्ञ करना चाहता है।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Pilgrims, now serene and purposeful, depart along multiple roads; in the foreground a king (the father) consults priests, arranging a yajña with altars, ladles, and offerings—signaling dharma renewed by sacred travel.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and dharmic striving are depicted as giving ‘janma-sāphalya’—the meaningful completion of one’s human life.
The surrounding passage concerns Gokarṇa, though this verse itself speaks more generally of attained merit and departure.
A yajña is referenced (the king/father intends to perform a sacrifice), without detailing its procedure.