Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
श्रीसूत उवाच । इन्द्रप्रस्थे पुरा विप्रा धृतराष्ट्रेण चोदिताः । न्यवसन्पांडवाः पंच महाबलपराक्रमाः
śrīsūta uvāca | indraprasthe purā viprā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa coditāḥ | nyavasanpāṃḍavāḥ paṃca mahābalaparākramāḥ
শ্ৰীসূতে ক’লে: হে বিপ্ৰসকল, পূৰ্বে ধৃতৰাষ্ট্ৰৰ আদেশত মহাবল-পরাক্ৰমী পাঁচ পাণ্ডৱ ইন্দ্ৰপ্ৰস্থত বাস কৰিছিল।
Sūta
Listener: Viprāḥ / Ṛṣayaḥ (assembly of Brahmins/sages)
Scene: Indraprastha’s royal court and cityscape; the five Pāṇḍavas, powerful yet constrained by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s command, reside there—setting the political backdrop for the forthcoming tīrtha episode.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha-glory is often taught through famous histories, linking sacred geography to exemplary lives.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative background for Lakṣmī-tīrtha.
None in this verse; it is narrative context.