Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
ततः स कथयामास सर्वं देवविचेष्टितम् । वरदानं च शक्राय शता नन्दस्य चाग्रतः
tataḥ sa kathayāmāsa sarvaṃ devaviceṣṭitam | varadānaṃ ca śakrāya śatā nandasya cāgrataḥ
ثم أخذ يروي كلَّ ما كان من أفعال الآلهة، وكذلك النعمة التي مُنِحت لشَكْرَ، وذلك بحضرة شَتَانَنْدَة.
Viśvāmitra (narration continues)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience (implied)
Scene: Inside the hermitage, Gautama recounts the gods’ deeds and Indra’s boon while Śatānanda listens attentively; ritual implements and sacred fire indicate the āśrama’s sanctity.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives preserve dharma by public retelling—events and boons are recounted before witnesses to establish moral and ritual authority.
The setting remains the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No direct prescription; it reports the communication of earlier ritual outcomes (boon to Indra).