Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 68
गणौ यावत्कथामित्थं चक्राते बुधलोकगाम् । तावद्विमानं संप्राप्तं शुक्रलोकमनुत्तमम्
gaṇau yāvatkathāmitthaṃ cakrāte budhalokagām | tāvadvimānaṃ saṃprāptaṃ śukralokamanuttamam
当两位伽那如此讲述通往布陀（Budha）界的故事之时，就在那一刻，一辆天界飞车（vimāna）到来，来自无与伦比的舒克罗（Śukra）世界。
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya, contextually)
Listener: Implied audience within the story-world
Scene: As the gaṇas speak, the sky opens and an ornate vimāna descends, radiant and jewel-studded, bearing the insignia of Śukra-loka; the listeners look upward in astonishment amid Kāśī’s temple skyline.
FAQs
Sacred narratives of Kāśī connect worship, merit, and cosmic destinations, showing how dharma links earth and higher realms.
Indirectly continues Budheśvara’s glory in Kāśī, then shifts the narrative toward Śukra-loka.
No explicit ritual; it is a narrative transition indicating movement between realms via vimāna.
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