Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83
उद्गच्छतु रविर्भद्रे तवायं दयितः पतिः । प्रयातु निधनं सद्यो भूयादेष मुनीश्वरः
udgacchatu ravirbhadre tavāyaṃ dayitaḥ patiḥ | prayātu nidhanaṃ sadyo bhūyādeṣa munīśvaraḥ
«يا أيتها السيدة المباركة، فليشرقْ قرصُ الشمس؛ فهذا زوجُكِ الحبيب. وليَمضِ هذا السيدُ من الحكماء إلى الموت حالًا—ثم يُعادُ إليه الوجود من جديد.»
Vibudhāḥ (the gods/divine beings), as narrated by Sūta
Scene: At dawn’s threshold, a radiant Sun is invoked; a devoted wife stands beside her afflicted husband-sage as divine/ṛṣi voices decree immediate death followed by restoration, turning dread into wonder.
FAQs
The narrative exalts dharma-backed spiritual power: a righteous woman’s situation becomes the pivot for cosmic balance and compassionate restoration.
Not specified in this verse; it functions within the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya storytelling.
No explicit rite; the focus is on permitting Sūrya’s udaya and the promised restoration of the sage.