Skandapurana 5.100.97_18

5.100.97_18

atha te maṃtriṇaḥ procustacchrutvā''kāśagaṃ vacaḥ ..
aśocyo yaṃ mahārāja saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ ..
lakṣmaṇo gamyatāṃ śīghraṃ tasmātsvabhavane vibho .. 44 ..

Then those ministers, having heard that voice from the sky, said: / “He is not to be grieved for, O great king, having attained supreme perfection. / Therefore, O lord, let Lakṣmaṇa be; go swiftly to your own abode.