Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
तच्छ्रुत्वा स मया प्रोक्तो यदि मां न नयिष्यति । स्वर्गं चानेन कायेन सद्यो यज्ञप्रभावतः
tacchrutvā sa mayā prokto yadi māṃ na nayiṣyati | svargaṃ cānena kāyena sadyo yajñaprabhāvataḥ
அதைக் கேட்ட நான் அவனிடம் கூறினேன்—யாகத்தின் வல்லமையால் இவ்வுடலோடே உடனே என்னைச் சொர்க்கத்திற்குக் கொண்டு செல்லாவிட்டால், அப்பொழுது…
Triśaṅku
Scene: A supplicant speaks with intense resolve before a ritual context—suggested presence of a yajña-vedī, sacred fire, and a guru/ṛṣi figure; the speaker gestures toward the heavens, invoking immediate ascent by sacrifice-power.
FAQs
Spiritual ambition without submission to dharma and sage-guidance becomes obstinacy, setting the stage for downfall and remedy.
The verse remains within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative frame; it does not itself specify a named pilgrimage site.
It references yajña as the claimed means for immediate attainment; the verse itself gives no procedural details.