Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अथोत्तीर्य विमानाग्र्यात्स्कंधलग्नो रघूद्वह । एकस्य देवदूतस्य सलिलांतमुपागतः
athottīrya vimānāgryātskaṃdhalagno raghūdvaha | ekasya devadūtasya salilāṃtamupāgataḥ
பின்னர், ஓ ரகூத்வஹனே, அந்த சிறந்த விமானத்திலிருந்து இறங்கி, ஒரு தேவதூதனின் தோளில் பற்றிக்கொண்டு, நீரின் கரையோரம் வந்தடைந்தான்.
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.