Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
एवं तयोर्विवदतोस्तदा वै गुरुशिष्ययोः । भूयोऽपि तत्र संप्राप्ताः पुरुषाः पार्थिवेरिताः
evaṃ tayorvivadatostadā vai guruśiṣyayoḥ | bhūyo'pi tatra saṃprāptāḥ puruṣāḥ pārthiveritāḥ
Während Guru und Schüler so stritten, trafen dort abermals Männer ein, die der König entsandt hatte.
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: As guru and disciple argue, the king’s men arrive again—dusty travelers at the hermitage edge, creating urgency and shifting the scene from debate to engagement.
FAQs
It frames the ethical tension between discourse within the āśrama (guru-śiṣya) and the pressing call of royal duty.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the chapter’s māhātmya narrative sequence.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the arrival of royal messengers.