Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 23
त्वरावंतौ गणौ तत्र विमानादवरुह्य तौ । स्रष्टारं सर्वलोकानां तेन सार्धं प्रणेमतुः
tvarāvaṃtau gaṇau tatra vimānādavaruhya tau | sraṣṭāraṃ sarvalokānāṃ tena sārdhaṃ praṇematuḥ
Kemudian dua Gaṇa yang pantas bergerak itu turun di situ dari vimāna, lalu bersama dia mereka menunduk sujud memberi hormat kepada Sang Pencipta segala alam.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (narrative gateway to higher lokas)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (frame)
Scene: Two swift gaṇas descend from a celestial vimāna; alongside the brāhmaṇa they approach Brahmā, the creator, and all three bow in unison.
FAQs
True spiritual ascent culminates in humility—honoring cosmic order and its presiding deities.
The passage belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework, where Kāśī’s sanctity is the underlying source of merit leading to such divine encounters.
None; the action highlighted is praṇāma (reverential salutation).