Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स राजा कुपितोऽभ्यगात् । शनैश्चरं समुद्दिश्य विमानमधिरुह्य च
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sa rājā kupito'bhyagāt | śanaiścaraṃ samuddiśya vimānamadhiruhya ca
അവരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് രാജാവ് ക്രോധിച്ചു പുറപ്പെട്ടു; ശനൈശ്ചരനെ ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി വിമാനം അധിരോഹണം ചെയ്തു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: The king, eyes blazing, rises from the throne, points toward the sky; a radiant vimāna descends; he mounts it with armed attendants, intent fixed on Śanaiścara—celestial travel beginning.
FAQs
It highlights the human impulse to confront fate directly; the Purāṇa later refines this into a dharmic, devotion-centered resolution.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Adhyāya 96 narrative that ultimately supports the māhātmya of the region’s sacred sites.
None; it describes the king’s departure and intent to confront Śanaiścara.