Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 162
सोऽप्यजगरतां त्यक्त्वा पुनः स्वर्गं गमिष्यति । अश्वमेधे कृते भर्त्रा सह यासि पुनर्दिवि । प्राप्स्यसे वर दानेन ममानेन सुलोचने
so'pyajagaratāṃ tyaktvā punaḥ svargaṃ gamiṣyati | aśvamedhe kṛte bhartrā saha yāsi punardivi | prāpsyase vara dānena mamānena sulocane
Auch er wird, nachdem er den Zustand einer großen Schlange abgelegt hat, wieder in den Himmel gelangen. Wenn dein Gemahl das heilige Aśvamedha vollzieht, wirst du mit ihm erneut in die himmlische Welt gehen. Durch diese von mir gewährte Gnade, o Schönäugige, wirst du es erlangen.
Agastya (addressing Indrāṇī/Śacī as ‘sulocane’ in the Nahuṣa episode)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indrāṇī (addressed as sulocanā)
Scene: Agastya declares the outcome: Nahuṣa will abandon serpenthood and return to heaven; Indrāṇī will rejoin her husband in svarga after he performs Aśvamedha, by the sage’s boon.
FAQs
Karmic suffering can end through destined dharmic acts and the grace of sages; sacrifice aligned with dharma supports restoration of cosmic order.
The passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, connecting legendary events to the sanctifying discourse of Prabhāsa.
Aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) is mentioned as a royal rite associated here with renewed ascent to heaven.