Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46
ज्ञात्वा तु पुत्रवृत्तांतं नन्दस्तस्य पिता तदा । पुत्रमादाय तरसा जैमिनेरन्तिकं ययौ । तस्मै निवेदयामास पुत्रवृत्तान्तमादितः
jñātvā tu putravṛttāṃtaṃ nandastasya pitā tadā | putramādāya tarasā jaiminerantikaṃ yayau | tasmai nivedayāmāsa putravṛttāntamāditaḥ
Als Nanda, der Vater, den Bericht über seinen Sohn erfahren hatte, nahm er den Knaben eilends zu sich und begab sich in Jaiminis Gegenwart. Ihm trug er von Anfang an die ganze Begebenheit seines Sohnes vor.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Jaimini-āśrama (ṛṣi-āśrama tīrtha, unspecified)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nanda, anxious yet resolute, carries or supports his afflicted son and hastens to the hermitage of Jaimini; the sage sits amid sacrificial fires and students, listening as Nanda recounts the full story from the beginning.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld by approaching realized sages for guidance rather than acting in confusion or pride.
Not in this verse; the consultation leads to the prescription of Setu/Dhanuṣkoṭi.
None here; the prescription begins in the following verses.
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