Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 78
मृत्वोत्थितस्तदा रैभ्यो दृष्ट्वा पुत्रौ समागतौ । संतुष्टहृदयो ह्यास्ते पुत्राभ्यां स्वाश्रमे तदा
mṛtvotthitastadā raibhyo dṛṣṭvā putrau samāgatau | saṃtuṣṭahṛdayo hyāste putrābhyāṃ svāśrame tadā
ครั้งนั้น ไรภยะประหนึ่งฟื้นจากความตาย ครั้นเห็นบุตรทั้งสองกลับมา ใจก็เปี่ยมความยินดี และพำนักอยู่ในอาศรมของตนร่วมกับบุตรทั้งสอง
Narrator (implied Purāṇic narrator within Setukhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Brāhmaṇas / sages
Scene: In a forest hermitage with thatched huts and sacred fire, the aged sage Raibhya rises in astonishment as two sons arrive; their faces show remorse and relief; deer and ascetics witness the reunion.
FAQs
Purāṇic merit restores well-being and harmony, culminating in contentment rooted in dharma and family reunion.
The surrounding Setu-region narrative context points to the Setukhaṇḍa tīrthas, especially Dhanuskoṭi/Rāmeśvaram in this adhyāya.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it narrates the fruit (phala) of prior purification and pilgrimage acts.
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