Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
मातृशापविमोक्षाय यदि दास्यति नः सुधाम् । तदा समीहितं तेस्तु न दास्यत्यथ दास्यसि
mātṛśāpavimokṣāya yadi dāsyati naḥ sudhām | tadā samīhitaṃ testu na dāsyatyatha dāsyasi
"Si, para liberarse de la maldición de tu madre, él nos da el néctar (amrita), entonces que se cumpla tu deseo. Pero si no lo da, entonces seguirás siendo una sirvienta".
Nāgas (Kādraveyāḥ), speaking to Vinatā
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Nāga leaders pronounce the condition: bring amṛta for Vinatā’s release; their posture is authoritative, with one chief raising a hooded head as if delivering judgment; Vinatā listens tensely.
FAQs
Bondage often persists through conditional bargains driven by craving; liberation requires both power and righteous intent.
None; the verse centers on the amṛta-condition and the curse motif.
None; it is a contractual condition within the story.