Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
देवर्षिर्नारदस्तत्र मुनिभिर्मुदितोऽवसत् । सिंहस्यांते च सर्वाणि स्वस्थानगमनाय वै
devarṣirnāradastatra munibhirmudito'vasat | siṃhasyāṃte ca sarvāṇi svasthānagamanāya vai
সেখানে দেবর্ষি নারদ মুনিদের সান্নিধ্যে আনন্দিত হয়ে বাস করলেন; আর সিংহ-কালের শেষে সবাই নিজ নিজ ধামে গমন করতে উদ্যত হলেন।
Narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Gautamī (Godāvarī) during Siṃha-kāla
Type: ghat
Scene: Nārada seated on the riverbank among joyful sages, vīṇā in hand; the atmosphere suggests the waning of a great festival—divine beings preparing to depart, with subtle upward movement toward the sky and a calm closing light.
FAQs
Holy gatherings at tīrthas are time-bound; when the auspicious period concludes, even exalted beings return to their realms.
Contextually, the Gautamī/Godāvarī tīrtha where sages and Nārada are residing during Siṃhastha.
No direct ritual is stated; the verse marks the conclusion of an auspicious tīrtha-period (Siṃhastha).