Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
पुनः स्वयानमारुह्य वैकुंठमभितो ययुः । गच्छतापि पुनस्तत्र द्विजेनापृच्छितौ गणौ
punaḥ svayānamāruhya vaikuṃṭhamabhito yayuḥ | gacchatāpi punastatra dvijenāpṛcchitau gaṇau
پھر وہ اپنے دیوی وِمان پر سوار ہو کر ویکُنٹھ کی سمت چلے۔ راستے میں بھی اُس برہمن نے دوبارہ اُن دونوں گنوں سے سوال کیا۔
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha (as destination in verse); Kāśī (as overarching khanda focus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two Viṣṇu-attendants ascend a radiant vimāna through cloud-layers toward Vaikuṇṭha; beside/behind them, the brāhmaṇa calls out questions, indicating instruction continuing mid-flight.
FAQs
A seeker continues questioning until clarity is gained; spiritual travel in Purāṇas often frames instruction on liberation.
Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned as a divine abode rather than an earthly tirtha; the broader chapter moves toward praising Kāśī’s liberating power.
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