Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
अध्वनि श्रांतदेहस्य वाहनं यः प्रयच्छति । हंसयुक्तेन स नरो विमानेन दिवं व्रजेत्
adhvani śrāṃtadehasya vāhanaṃ yaḥ prayacchati | haṃsayuktena sa naro vimānena divaṃ vrajet
Sesiapa yang menyediakan kenderaan kepada musafir yang letih tubuhnya di jalan, orang itu akan menuju syurga dengan vimāna surgawi yang ditarik angsa.
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A weary pilgrim on a long road is offered a conveyance by a compassionate donor; above, a radiant vimāna drawn by white swans appears as a visionary promise of svarga.
FAQs
Removing a pilgrim’s hardship is treated as sacred service that yields exalted posthumous reward.
Dvārakā pilgrimage is the implied context; the verse praises aiding travelers on that sacred route.
Vāhana-dāna: providing a vehicle/ride to a weary traveler during yātrā.