Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
भक्त्या प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तं गुरुं शिवयोगिनम् । दिव्यं विमानमारुह्य पुण्यलोकाञ्जगाम सः
bhaktyā pradakṣiṇīkṛtya taṃ guruṃ śivayoginam | divyaṃ vimānamāruhya puṇyalokāñjagāma saḥ
भक्तीने त्या गुरु शिवयोगीची प्रदक्षिणा करून, तो दिव्य विमानात आरूढ झाला आणि पुण्यलोकांना गेला.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: The radiant redeemed being circumambulates Vāmadeva with folded hands, then ascends into a divine vimāna that lifts toward luminous puṇya-lokas.
FAQs
Devotion to the guru, expressed through respectful circumambulation, completes purification and leads to auspicious destinies.
No specific tīrtha is named; “puṇya-lokas” are described as the destination.
Pradakṣiṇā (circumambulation) of the guru with bhakti; the narrative also implies post-rite ascent in a vimāna.