Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 95
पुनरुत्थापितोऽस्माभिः कृतश्च तरुणः पुनः । अनया भार्यया सार्धं तस्मात्त्वं स्वाश्रमं व्रज
punarutthāpito'smābhiḥ kṛtaśca taruṇaḥ punaḥ | anayā bhāryayā sārdhaṃ tasmāttvaṃ svāśramaṃ vraja
“เราทั้งหลายได้ชุบเขาขึ้นอีกครั้ง และทำให้กลับเป็นหนุ่มดังเดิม เพราะฉะนั้นท่านจงไปสู่อาศรมของตนพร้อมกับภรรยานี้เถิด”
Vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ (the gods)
Scene: The brāhmaṇa rises youthful and radiant; his wife stands beside him in relief; devas bless them, while the sage is instructed to return to his hermitage.
FAQs
Divine grace restores one to a dharmic path; life renewed is meant to be lived in alignment with one’s rightful station and duties.
The verse continues a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the site name is not present in this shloka.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the practical directive is to resume life in one’s āśrama with one’s spouse.