Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
तत्रोत्पन्नौ महादिव्यौ रूपयौवनसंयुतौ । नासत्यावश्विनौ देवौ विख्यातौ गदनाशनौ
tatrotpannau mahādivyau rūpayauvanasaṃyutau | nāsatyāvaśvinau devau vikhyātau gadanāśanau
ત્યાં મહાદિવ્ય, રૂપ અને યૌવનથી યુક્ત નાસત્ય અને અશ્વિન—આ બે અશ્વિનિકુમાર દેવો ઉત્પન્ન થયા; દેવોમાં તેઓ રોગનાશક તરીકે વિખ્યાત હતા।
Narrator (contextual; likely Vyāsa continuing the account)
Scene: In a luminous deva-sabhā or celestial horizon, the twin Aśvins appear youthful and radiant, holding healing herbs and a golden vessel, surrounded by subtle aura suggesting disease-destruction.
FAQs
Divine grace manifests as healing power; the gods uphold dharma by removing suffering and disease.
The verse sits within the Dharmāraṇya context; this specific line focuses on divine origins rather than a named tīrtha.
None explicitly; it is a descriptive statement about the Aśvins’ famed healing nature.