Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
अथ ते नर्ममुत्सृज्य तद्दुःखेन च दुःखिताः । विश्वावसुं समासाद्य तद्वृत्तांतमथाब्रुवन्
atha te narmamutsṛjya tadduḥkhena ca duḥkhitāḥ | viśvāvasuṃ samāsādya tadvṛttāṃtamathābruvan
Da gaben sie ihre Scherze auf und, von seinem Kummer selbst bekümmert, traten sie zu Viśvāvasu und berichteten ihm den ganzen Hergang dessen, was geschehen war.
Narrator (contextual third-person narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: A group that had been jesting turns solemn; with downcast faces they approach the gandharva Viśvāvasu and narrate the entire incident, hands folded in anxious respect.
FAQs
Compassion and responsible counsel should replace ridicule; seeking the right advisor is part of restoring dharma.
No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it continues the story that supports the broader māhātmya.
None directly; the verse indicates they are now seeking authoritative guidance that will lead to proper prāyaścitta.