Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41
क्रीडते दैवतैः सार्द्धं सिद्धगन्धर्वसंस्तुतः । ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टो राजा भवति वीर्यवान्
krīḍate daivataiḥ sārddhaṃ siddhagandharvasaṃstutaḥ | tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo rājā bhavati vīryavān
Il se divertit avec les dieux, loué par les Siddhas et les Gandharvas. Puis, lorsque son mérite s’épuise et qu’il chute du ciel, il devient un roi puissant et vaillant.
Narrator (Skanda Purāṇa voice) concluding the svarga-phala narrative to a Pāṇḍava listener
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: tirtha
Scene: A celestial playground where the blessed soul plays with devas; siddhas and gandharvas sing praises. In a second visual beat, the same soul descends toward earth, foreshadowing rebirth as a powerful king.
FAQs
Puṇya brings celestial honor and, after its exhaustion, a favorable rebirth—here described as powerful kingship aligned with dharma.
The Revā-khaṇḍa tīrtha context (Revā/Narmadā sacred circuit) whose rites are said to generate these fruits.
No new prescription; it completes the promised results of the earlier tīrtha-bathing, pitṛ rites, and dharmic discipline.