Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3
हंसयुक्तेन यानेन तरुणादित्यवर्चसा । सर्वकामसमृद्धेन सेव्यमानोऽप्सरोगणैः
haṃsayuktena yānena taruṇādityavarcasā | sarvakāmasamṛddhena sevyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ
तो हंसयुक्त विमानात आरूढ होतो, जे उगवत्या सूर्याप्रमाणे तेजस्वी, सर्व कामनांनी समृद्ध, आणि अप्सरागणांनी सेवित असते।
Mārkaṇḍeya (continued discourse)
Tirtha: Haṃsatīrtha (implied)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dharādhiśa (king)
Scene: A radiant swan-yoked vimāna rises into the sky, glowing like the young sun; the pilgrim-soul is seated within; apsarases surround, offering garlands and music; below, the river-tīrtha fades into distance.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-māhātmya depicts merit through symbolic heavenly imagery, encouraging dharmic pilgrimage and charity.
Haṃsatīrtha (the reward description continues from its praise).
No new ritual is stated here; it elaborates the fruit (phala) of the prior snāna and dāna.