Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
मामन्येन शरीरेण समादाय च किंकराः । तत्रारोप्य ततः प्राप्ता ब्रह्मणः सदनं प्रति
māmanyena śarīreṇa samādāya ca kiṃkarāḥ | tatrāropya tataḥ prāptā brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ prati
Lalu para pelayan ilahi mengangkatku dengan tubuh yang lain, menaikkanku ke atas vimāna itu, dan membawaku menuju kediaman Brahmā.
Unspecified (same repentant former king speaking)
Type: kund
Listener: viprendra
Scene: Divine attendants lift the pilgrim’s subtle form into a radiant alternate body, seat him in a vimāna, and fly toward a luminous cosmic palace identified as Brahmā’s abode; clouds part, light streams.
FAQs
Sacred merit (puṇya) can elevate the soul’s journey after death, granting auspicious realms and divine guidance.
The tīrtha where the speaker bathed and died; its efficacy is proven by ascent to Brahmā’s abode.
No new rite; it describes the result (phala) following the earlier snāna/immersion.