Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 153
स मग्नो यमुनातोये गत्वा तक्षकमंदिरम् । लब्ध्वा च तस्य साहाय्यं पुनर्लोकादिहागतः
sa magno yamunātoye gatvā takṣakamaṃdiram | labdhvā ca tasya sāhāyyaṃ punarlokādihāgataḥ
అతడు యమునా జలాలలో మునిగి తక్షకుని మందిర-ప్రాసాదానికి వెళ్లాడు. అతని సహాయం పొందిన తరువాత ఆ లోకంనుండి మళ్లీ ఈ లోకానికి వచ్చాడు.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sūta’s telling)
Tirtha: Yamunā (as tīrtha-threshold)
Type: river
Scene: A hero submerged in the Yamunā, descending through blue-green waters toward a luminous serpent-palace; Takṣaka appears as a regal nāga with jeweled hood, offering alliance; the return ascent is implied by a shaft of light upward.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives often show that unseen realms and beings may aid or hinder, but one’s fate turns on alliances and dharma.
The Yamunā is invoked as sacred geography; the verse also references Takṣaka’s abode, tied to nāga-lore rather than a pilgrim-tīrtha name here.
None directly; the verse is descriptive of a journey and obtaining aid.