Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
समत्वेनान्यदेवानां कथं वै नेक्षते भवान् । अश्विनावपि देवेन्द्र देवौ विद्धि परंतप
samatvenānyadevānāṃ kathaṃ vai nekṣate bhavān | aśvināvapi devendra devau viddhi paraṃtapa
“پھر آپ انہیں دوسرے دیوتاؤں کے برابر کیوں نہیں سمجھتے؟ اے دیویندر، جان لیجیے کہ اَشوِن بھی دیوتا ہیں، اے دشمنوں کو مغلوب کرنے والے!”
Cyavana
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Cyavana urges Indra to see the Aśvins as equal to other gods; the moment shifts from confrontation to dharma-clarification, with the assembly poised for reconciliation.
FAQs
Dharma demands fairness: merit and divine nature should be recognized without prejudice based on role or function.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where a doctrinal clarification about the Aśvins’ divine status is voiced during yajña.
It supports the legitimacy of offering Soma to the Aśvins by affirming their deva-status.