Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
इन्द्र उवाच । उभावेतौ न सोमार्हौ नासत्याविति मे मतिः । भिषजौ देवतानां हि कर्मणा तेन गर्हितौ
indra uvāca | ubhāvetau na somārhau nāsatyāviti me matiḥ | bhiṣajau devatānāṃ hi karmaṇā tena garhitau
อินทรากล่าวว่า “ตามความเห็นของเรา นาสัตยะทั้งสองนี้ไม่ควรแก่โสม เพราะเขาเป็นแพทย์ของเหล่าเทพ และด้วยกิจนั้นจึงถูกติเตียน”
Indra
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Indra speaks with firm authority, declaring the Aśvins unworthy of Soma because they serve as physicians; the assembly reacts with surprise and discomfort.
FAQs
Status and entitlement can be contested even among gods; dharma requires discerning the true worth of service and role.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting where this pivotal Soma-right debate is recorded.
The issue concerns Soma-arhatva—who is entitled to receive the Soma-graha within the yajña.