Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84
ततः शक्रस्य वचसा परेतं नृपपुंगवम् । रथमारोप्य सहसा कौशांबीं मातलिर्ययौ
tataḥ śakrasya vacasā paretaṃ nṛpapuṃgavam | rathamāropya sahasā kauśāṃbīṃ mātaliryayau
Kemudian, atas titah Śakra, Mātali segera menaikkan sang raja agung yang telah wafat itu ke atas kereta dan berangkat menuju Kauśāmbī.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Brahmakhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kauśāmbī (as narrative locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mātali, Indra’s charioteer, lifts the deceased king onto a radiant celestial chariot and descends swiftly toward the storied city of Kauśāmbī.
FAQs
Worldly power ends in mortality; dharma emphasizes proper response to death and responsibility toward the kingdom.
Kauśāmbī is named as a destination, but no tīrtha-phala is described in this verse.
No explicit rite is stated here; it precedes the funeral/śrāddha context that follows.
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