Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 79
ततः शुभेऽहनि प्राप्ते हस्त्यश्वरथसंयुतः । प्रतस्थे स सुतो विष्णोः सेनया परिवारितः
tataḥ śubhe'hani prāpte hastyaśvarathasaṃyutaḥ | pratasthe sa suto viṣṇoḥ senayā parivāritaḥ
ครั้นถึงวันอันเป็นมงคล โอรสแห่งพระวิษณุจึงออกเดินทาง พร้อมช้าง ม้า และรถศึก โดยมีกองทัพแวดล้อม
Sūta (continuing narration from the immediate context)
Tirtha: Arbuda (destination)
Type: peak
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (contextual)
Scene: A grand departure: elephants with howdahs, horses, chariots, banners, and soldiers escort Sāmba; the road leads toward a mountainous horizon, suggesting Arbuda.
FAQs
Dharmic travel is ideally begun at an auspicious time, with preparedness and steadfastness.
The broader tīrtha-route of this adhyāya, leading toward Arbuda and the praised kṣetra.
Choosing an auspicious day for commencing pilgrimage is implied (muhūrta-śuddhi in spirit).