Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
अमात्यानुचरैः सार्धं प्रविष्टः स्वपुरं यमः । तत्रांतरे महातेजा नारदो मुनिपुंगवः
amātyānucaraiḥ sārdhaṃ praviṣṭaḥ svapuraṃ yamaḥ | tatrāṃtare mahātejā nārado munipuṃgavaḥ
যম তাঁর মন্ত্রী ও পরিচারকদের সঙ্গে নিজ নগরে প্রবেশ করলেন। সেই অবসরে মহাতেজস্বী, মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠ নারদ সেখানে উপস্থিত হলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: Yama, attended by ministers and servants, enters his resplendent city; at that very moment the radiant sage Nārada appears, signaling a shift from administration to divine counsel.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray dharma as administered within cosmic order, where enlightened sages like Nārada move freely to guide events.
Yama’s city is referenced as a narrative setting; no earthly tīrtha is praised in this verse.
None; the verse sets the scene for a dialogue/encounter in Yama’s court.