Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
नागरेषु समुत्पन्नः पश्चिमेवयसि स्थितः । तस्याहं प्रथमः पुत्रः प्राणेभ्योऽपि सुहृत्प्रियः
nāgareṣu samutpannaḥ paścimevayasi sthitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ prathamaḥ putraḥ prāṇebhyo'pi suhṛtpriyaḥ
Er wurde unter den Nāgaras geboren und war im späteren Lebensalter gefestigt. Ich bin sein erstgeborener Sohn—ihm lieber als sein eigener Lebenshauch, geliebt als vertrauter und verlässlicher Gefährte.
Atithi
Listener: Dvijāḥ / dvijavara (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A young man introduces himself as the first son, recalling a father born among Nāgaras; intimate domestic memory with a tone of impending separation.
FAQs
The verse highlights familial duty and affection within a dharmic framework, preparing for ensuing events shaped by karma and righteous conduct.
No specific tīrtha is stated in this line; it situates the narrator within the Nāgara milieu of the chapter.
None.