Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
ततः कालेन महता सत्रे पारिक्षितस्य च । निर्वृत्ते ते तदा जग्मुः सुनिर्वृत्ता रसातलम्
tataḥ kālena mahatā satre pārikṣitasya ca | nirvṛtte te tadā jagmuḥ sunirvṛttā rasātalam
Kemudian, setelah masa yang panjang, apabila sidang korban suci (satra) Raja Parīkṣit telah selesai, mereka—dengan hati yang puas sepenuhnya—pun pergi ke Rasātala.
Pulastya (narrator)
Listener: A king (implied)
Scene: A grand sacrificial pavilion with fire altars and priests; time passes; at conclusion, a group departs downward toward a stylized netherworld gate labeled Rasātala, carrying a sense of fulfilled duty.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred history links ritual time (satra) with cosmic geography, showing dharma’s reach across worlds.
It continues the Nāgodbhava Tīrtha Māhātmya narrative context.
A satra (extended sacrificial session) is referenced, but not prescribed here.