Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
अथ संस्तुवतां तेषामन्योन्यं मुदितात्मनाम् । वीक्ष्य वक्त्राणि सर्वेषां महर्षिर्नारदोऽब्रवीत्
atha saṃstuvatāṃ teṣāmanyonyaṃ muditātmanām | vīkṣya vaktrāṇi sarveṣāṃ maharṣirnārado'bravīt
Then, as they joyfully praised the holy places among themselves, the great sage Nārada, gazing upon the faces of them all, spoke.
Narrator (introducing Nārada’s speech)
Scene: Nārada stands or sits slightly elevated among joyful sages, gazing at their faces; the moment is poised—silence after chanting, before teaching begins.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching often arises in a community of devotion—joyful praise prepares the mind for instruction.
The setting remains Dvārakā and its tīrtha-complex, as Nārada prepares to explain its merit.
None directly; it introduces Nārada’s forthcoming guidance.