Skandapurana 5.279.3

5.279.3

2 liṃgotpāṭanena pātālato gaṃgāyā āgamanam, triśakoścaṇḍālatvaṃ kathaṃ prāptamiti praśne tatkathopākhyāne saśarīreṇasvargagamanāya triśaṃkunā vasiṣṭhasya prārthanākaraṇam, vasiṣṭhenedamaśakyamiti kathite'nyaṃ guruṃ praṣṭuṃ manasi durāgraheṇa nirdhāraṇam- 3

2 The arrival of the Gaṅgā from Pātāla through the uprooting of the liṅga; to the question of how Triśaṅku came to be a caṇḍāla, in the narration of that story, Triśaṅku's request to Vasiṣṭha to go to heaven in his physical body; Vasiṣṭha saying that this is impossible, and [Triśaṅku's] obstinate resolve in mind to consult another guru. — 3