Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23
तस्य काश्मीरराजस्य गृहं प्राप्तो यदृच्छया । पराशरो मुनिवरः साक्षादिव पितामहः
tasya kāśmīrarājasya gṛhaṃ prāpto yadṛcchayā | parāśaro munivaraḥ sākṣādiva pitāmahaḥ
সেই কাশ্মীর-রাজার গৃহে আকস্মিকভাবে মুনিবর পরাশর এসে উপস্থিত হলেন—যেন স্বয়ং পিতামহ ব্রহ্মাই প্রকাশিত।
Narrator (contextual; prior speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Kāśmīra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant elderly sage (Parāśara) arrives unannounced at a Kashmiri king’s palace gate; attendants pause; the king rises in reverence; the sage’s aura is likened to Brahmā (Pitāmaha).
FAQs
The arrival of a realized sage is a form of grace, bringing dharmic clarification to rulers and households.
Kāśmīra is mentioned as a realm; no particular tīrtha is praised in this verse.
None explicitly; it sets the narrative stage for instruction through a sage’s visit.