Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
पुनः स्वयानमारुह्य वैकुंठमभितो ययुः । गच्छतापि पुनस्तत्र द्विजेनापृच्छितौ गणौ
punaḥ svayānamāruhya vaikuṃṭhamabhito yayuḥ | gacchatāpi punastatra dvijenāpṛcchitau gaṇau
ସେମାନେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ନିଜ ଦିବ୍ୟ ବିମାନରେ ଆରୋହଣ କରି ବୈକୁଣ୍ଠ ଦିଗକୁ ଗଲେ। ଯାଉଥିବା ସମୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେଇ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ଏହି ଦୁଇ ଗଣଙ୍କୁ ପୁଣି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ କଲା।
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha (as destination in verse); Kāśī (as overarching khanda focus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two Viṣṇu-attendants ascend a radiant vimāna through cloud-layers toward Vaikuṇṭha; beside/behind them, the brāhmaṇa calls out questions, indicating instruction continuing mid-flight.
FAQs
A seeker continues questioning until clarity is gained; spiritual travel in Purāṇas often frames instruction on liberation.
Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned as a divine abode rather than an earthly tirtha; the broader chapter moves toward praising Kāśī’s liberating power.
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