Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
अथ ते मंत्रिणः प्रोचुस्तच्छ्रुत्वाऽकाशगं वचः । अशोच्यो यं महाराज संसिद्धिं परमां गतः । लक्ष्मणो गम्यतां शीघ्रं तस्मात्स्वभवने विभो
atha te maṃtriṇaḥ procustacchrutvā'kāśagaṃ vacaḥ | aśocyo yaṃ mahārāja saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ | lakṣmaṇo gamyatāṃ śīghraṃ tasmātsvabhavane vibho
तेव्हा आकाशवाणी ऐकून मंत्र्यांनी म्हटले—‘महाराज, याचा शोक करू नये; याने परम सिद्धी प्राप्त केली आहे. म्हणून, हे प्रभो, लक्ष्मणास येथून शीघ्र त्याच्या स्वधामास नेले जावे.’
Ministers (addressing Rāma)
Listener: Rāma (addressed as mahārāja/vibho)
Scene: Ministers gathered around Rāma, hands folded, looking upward as a disembodied celestial voice resonates; the atmosphere is solemn but steady, with a sense of divine assurance.
FAQs
When spiritual attainment is affirmed, grief should yield to dharmic composure and responsible action.
The setting is within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter, but this verse focuses on counsel and does not name the site.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the practical instruction is to take Lakṣmaṇa from that place to his residence.