Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
पुनः स्वयानमारुह्य वैकुंठमभितो ययुः । गच्छतापि पुनस्तत्र द्विजेनापृच्छितौ गणौ
punaḥ svayānamāruhya vaikuṃṭhamabhito yayuḥ | gacchatāpi punastatra dvijenāpṛcchitau gaṇau
അവർ വീണ്ടും തങ്ങളുടെ ദിവ്യവിമാനത്തിൽ കയറി വൈകുണ്ഠത്തേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു. യാത്രയ്ക്കിടയിലും ആ ദ്വിജൻ ആ രണ്ടു ഗണങ്ങളോടു വീണ്ടും ചോദിച്ചു।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha (as destination in verse); Kāśī (as overarching khanda focus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two Viṣṇu-attendants ascend a radiant vimāna through cloud-layers toward Vaikuṇṭha; beside/behind them, the brāhmaṇa calls out questions, indicating instruction continuing mid-flight.
FAQs
A seeker continues questioning until clarity is gained; spiritual travel in Purāṇas often frames instruction on liberation.
Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned as a divine abode rather than an earthly tirtha; the broader chapter moves toward praising Kāśī’s liberating power.
None.