Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
ततः पञ्चत्वमापन्ना तत्कालेऽहं वरांगनाः । दशार्णाधिपतेर्जाता सदने लोकविश्रुते
tataḥ pañcatvamāpannā tatkāle'haṃ varāṃganāḥ | daśārṇādhipaterjātā sadane lokaviśrute
Après cela, lorsque vint l’heure de la mort, je quittai ce monde et renaquis en noble dame, née dans la maison illustre du seigneur de Daśārṇa.
Unspecified narrator (continuing autobiographical karmic account)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A transition scene: the devotee’s passing in old age, then a luminous rebirth as a noble lady in a royal Daśārṇa household, with Devī’s unseen blessing hovering.
FAQs
Merit from devotional worship accompanies the soul beyond death and shapes auspicious rebirth.
The verse supports the chapter’s tīrtha-māhātmya theme by showing results, but it does not name the tīrtha directly.
No new prescription; it narrates the posthumous fruit (phala) of prior Devī worship.