Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
एतत्प्रारब्धदेहांते मत्स्वरूपमवाप्स्यसि । अस्मिन्नेवाश्रमे वासं कुरुष्व मुनिपुंगव
etatprārabdhadehāṃte matsvarūpamavāpsyasi | asminnevāśrame vāsaṃ kuruṣva munipuṃgava
«À la fin de ce corps—porté par l’élan du destin déjà engagé—tu atteindras Ma propre nature. Ainsi, ô le plus éminent des sages, demeure ici même dans cet āśrama.»
Hari (Viṣṇu)
Scene: Hari assures the sage of attaining His nature at the end of prārabdha; the scene shows an āśrama with kuṭīra, sacred tank, and the sage being invited to stay, conveying stability and spiritual shelter.
FAQs
Liberation is promised through divine grace and steady practice, even while prārabdha karma completes its course.
The āśrama setting within Setukhaṇḍa is emphasized as a sanctified place for sustained sādhana near the Setu region.
To remain in the āśrama and continue disciplined devotion until life’s end.