Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
मा विषादं महीपाल विषयेऽत्र करिष्यसि । अनेनैव शरीरेण त्वां नयिष्याम्यहं दिवम्
mā viṣādaṃ mahīpāla viṣaye'tra kariṣyasi | anenaiva śarīreṇa tvāṃ nayiṣyāmyahaṃ divam
“Jangan bersedih, wahai raja pelindung bumi, dalam perkara ini. Dengan tubuh ini juga aku akan mengantarmu ke surga.”
Viśvāmitra (deduced from 6.1 introducing his speech)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Triśaṅku
Scene: Viśvāmitra raises a reassuring hand (abhaya/āśvāsana gesture) toward Triśaṅku, promising bodily ascent to heaven; the king’s face shifts from grief to hope.
FAQs
A realized sage’s resolve and tapas-śakti can overturn ordinary limitations; faith and perseverance are encouraged in dharmic pursuits.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Viśvāmitra’s pledge within the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.
No explicit rite is stated; the promise implies the use of ascetic power and ritual action to accomplish the goal.