Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
तत्र गच्छंतु देवेशा यत्र देवः सनातनः । इत्युक्त्वा ते महात्मानः सह देवैर्ययुस्तदा
tatra gacchaṃtu deveśā yatra devaḥ sanātanaḥ | ityuktvā te mahātmānaḥ saha devairyayustadā
“Wahai para penguasa para dewa, pergilah ke sana—ke tempat Dewa Yang Kekal bersemayam.” Setelah berkata demikian, para mahātmā itu pun berangkat bersama para dewa.
Maharṣis (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Goloka (as invoked within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council-like moment: great sages address the ‘lords of gods’, pointing toward a luminous direction; then a procession of devas and maharṣis sets out on a radiant sky-path.
FAQs
Right direction comes from dharmic counsel; pilgrimage (yātrā) begins with correct guidance toward the Lord’s abode.
The destination is introduced as the place where the Sanātana Deva resides; the narrative soon specifies it as Goloka.
No explicit prescription; it frames a yātrā (journey) undertaken in the company of sages and devas.