Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
यदहं रूपसंपन्नो वयसा च समन्वितः । कृतो भवद्भ्यां वृद्धः सन्भार्यां च प्राप्तवान्निजाम् । तद्ब्रूतं वै विधास्यामि भवतोर्यदभीप्सितम्
yadahaṃ rūpasaṃpanno vayasā ca samanvitaḥ | kṛto bhavadbhyāṃ vṛddhaḥ sanbhāryāṃ ca prāptavānnijām | tadbrūtaṃ vai vidhāsyāmi bhavatoryadabhīpsitam
เพราะท่านทั้งสอง ข้าพเจ้าจึงได้สมบัติแห่งรูปงามและวัยหนุ่ม แม้เคยชรา ก็ยังได้ภรรยาของตนคืนมา ดังนั้นจงบอกเถิดว่าท่านทั้งสองปรารถนาสิ่งใด ข้าพเจ้าจักกระทำให้สำเร็จโดยแท้
Cyavana
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Cyavana, rejuvenated, speaks with folded hands to the twin Aśvins, acknowledging their gift of youth and marital fulfillment, and offers to accomplish their desire—an oath-like moment.
FAQs
Gratitude expressed through dharmic action—repaying help by fulfilling a rightful request.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where Cyavana’s sacred story magnifies the kṣetra’s sanctity.
None explicitly; it foreshadows ritual entitlement (Soma-drinking) discussed next.