Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
ततश्च स्वपुरं प्राप्तः संप्रहृष्टतनूरुहः । राक्षसानां वधं कृत्वा लब्ध्वा देहं पुरातनम्
tataśca svapuraṃ prāptaḥ saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ | rākṣasānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā labdhvā dehaṃ purātanam
பின்னர் அவன் தன் நகரத்தை அடைந்தான்; மகிழ்ச்சியால் அவன் உடலில் ரோமங்கள் சிலிர்த்தன. ராட்சசர்களை வதைத்து, தன் பழைய உடலை மீண்டும் பெற்றான்।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king enters his city gates; citizens look on; his body is restored, and his hair stands on end in devotional joy; the atmosphere is celebratory yet reverent.
FAQs
Victory over adharma is paired with restoration—Purāṇic stories often show that dharma re-establishes rightful order and identity.
Not mentioned in this verse; it continues the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative arc.
None.