Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
अध्वनि श्रांतदेहस्य वाहनं यः प्रयच्छति । हंसयुक्तेन स नरो विमानेन दिवं व्रजेत्
adhvani śrāṃtadehasya vāhanaṃ yaḥ prayacchati | haṃsayuktena sa naro vimānena divaṃ vrajet
मार्ग में थके हुए देह वाले यात्री को जो वाहन प्रदान करता है, वह पुरुष हंसों से युक्त विमान में स्वर्ग को जाता है।
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim on a long road is offered a conveyance by a compassionate donor; above, a radiant vimāna drawn by white swans appears as a visionary promise of svarga.
FAQs
Removing a pilgrim’s hardship is treated as sacred service that yields exalted posthumous reward.
Dvārakā pilgrimage is the implied context; the verse praises aiding travelers on that sacred route.
Vāhana-dāna: providing a vehicle/ride to a weary traveler during yātrā.