Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
सा च नित्यं महेन्द्रस्य सभां यात्यतिकौतुकात् । देवर्षीणां मतं श्रोतुं देवतानां विशेषतः
sā ca nityaṃ mahendrasya sabhāṃ yātyatikautukāt | devarṣīṇāṃ mataṃ śrotuṃ devatānāṃ viśeṣataḥ
وبدافع فضولٍ عظيم كانت تذهب كلَّ يومٍ إلى مجلس ماهيندرا، ولا سيّما لتسمع آراءَ ومشورةَ الرِّشيّات الإلهيين (دِڤَرْشي) والآلهة على الخصوص.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: A maiden, drawn by curiosity, enters Indra’s radiant assembly where devarṣis and devas deliberate; she listens attentively amid celestial splendor.
FAQs
Seeking higher counsel—hearing the words of sages and devas—supports discernment and dharmic living.
The verse describes Indra’s celestial assembly rather than a named earthly tīrtha; the tīrtha setting lies in the chapter’s wider frame.
No ritual is prescribed; it depicts attentive listening (śravaṇa) to divine counsel.