Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
कलिद्वापरयोर्मध्ये धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । गतोऽसौ नारदो मर्त्ये राज्यं धर्मसुतस्य वै
kalidvāparayormadhye dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | gato'sau nārado martye rājyaṃ dharmasutasya vai
দ্বাপৰ আৰু কলি যুগৰ মাজত, সেই নাৰদ মর্ত্যলোকলৈ ধৰ্মপুত্ৰ যুধিষ্ঠিৰৰ ওচৰলৈ—তেওঁৰ ৰাজ্যলৈ—নিশ্চয় গ’ল।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada arrives at the royal court of Yudhiṣṭhira at the cusp of Kali, with the atmosphere of an ending age—solemn court, banners, and a sense of impending change.
FAQs
At crucial turning points of time (yuga-sandhi), divine sages guide righteous rulers to preserve dharma.
No tirtha is explicitly named; the verse sets historical-cosmic context for the Dharmāraṇya narration.
None; it is a narrative transition locating the episode in time and person.