Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
च्यवन उवाच । माऽवमंस्था महात्मानौ रूपद्रविणवर्चसौ । यौ चक्रतुश्च मामद्य वृंदारकमिवाजरम्
cyavana uvāca | mā'vamaṃsthā mahātmānau rūpadraviṇavarcasau | yau cakratuśca māmadya vṛṃdārakamivājaram
Cyavana dit : «Ne méprise pas ces deux grandes âmes, rayonnantes de beauté, de richesse et d’éclat. Ce sont eux qui, aujourd’hui, m’ont rendu jeune et sans déclin, tel un des dieux.»
Cyavana
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Cyavana, now radiant and youthful, confronts Indra with calm strength, praising the Aśvins’ splendour and declaring their gift—his restored youth—as undeniable proof of their greatness.
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Gratitude and truthfulness compel one to defend benefactors; those who restore life and wellbeing deserve honour, not contempt.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the sage’s spiritual power and the Aśvins’ beneficence become part of the site’s sacred narrative.
Implicitly supports granting ritual offerings to the Aśvins by affirming their worthiness through their beneficent deeds.