Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अथोत्तीर्य विमानाग्र्यात्स्कंधलग्नो रघूद्वह । एकस्य देवदूतस्य सलिलांतमुपागतः
athottīrya vimānāgryātskaṃdhalagno raghūdvaha | ekasya devadūtasya salilāṃtamupāgataḥ
Kemudian, turun dari kereta syurga yang terulung itu dan berpaut pada bahu seorang utusan dewa, dia sampai ke tepi air, wahai yang terbaik dari keturunan Raghu.
Agastya
Type: ghat
Listener: Raghūd-vaha (best of Raghus)
Scene: The celestial party descends; the youthful figure, holding onto a divine messenger’s shoulder, steps down toward the shimmering waterline at the ghat, while the vimāna hovers above.
FAQs
The tīrtha becomes a threshold where divine agents (devadūtas) guide events, suggesting that sacred places operate under higher cosmic order.
The taḍāga near Agastya’s āśrama; the action moves explicitly to the salila-anta (water’s edge) of this holy site.
None explicit; the narrative prepares for a consequential act at the water.