Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
उत्तमाः प्रार्थयंति स्म मोक्षमेव हि केवलम् । गता यत्र निवर्तंते न कथंचिद्धरातले
uttamāḥ prārthayaṃti sma mokṣameva hi kevalam | gatā yatra nivartaṃte na kathaṃciddharātale
Os excelentes suplicam apenas pela libertação (mokṣa). Tendo alcançado esse estado, não retornam de modo algum ao domínio da terra.
Ṛṣayaḥ (continuing their statement/contextual framing)
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: A serene depiction of an uttama seeker praying only for mokṣa; the earth realm fades behind while a luminous, formless or subtle ‘state’ is indicated—suggesting cessation of return; Sūta’s narration frames the ideal.
FAQs
The highest aim is mokṣa—freedom that ends the cycle of return to worldly existence.
This verse states the doctrine of liberation rather than naming a site; the kṣetra context is supplied by the surrounding chapter.
No explicit ritual; it highlights intention (prārthanā) for mokṣa as the mark of the uttama.