Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
तत्र गच्छंतु देवेशा यत्र देवः सनातनः । इत्युक्त्वा ते महात्मानः सह देवैर्ययुस्तदा
tatra gacchaṃtu deveśā yatra devaḥ sanātanaḥ | ityuktvā te mahātmānaḥ saha devairyayustadā
“Biarlah para penguasa para dewa pergi ke sana—ke tempat Dewa Yang Kekal bersemayam.” Setelah berkata demikian, jiwa-jiwa agung itu pun berangkat bersama para dewa ketika itu juga.
Maharṣis (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Goloka (as invoked within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A council-like moment: great sages address the ‘lords of gods’, pointing toward a luminous direction; then a procession of devas and maharṣis sets out on a radiant sky-path.
FAQs
Right direction comes from dharmic counsel; pilgrimage (yātrā) begins with correct guidance toward the Lord’s abode.
The destination is introduced as the place where the Sanātana Deva resides; the narrative soon specifies it as Goloka.
No explicit prescription; it frames a yātrā (journey) undertaken in the company of sages and devas.