Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
ईश्वर उवाच । एवमुक्तः सुरगणैरगस्त्यो मुनिपुङ्गवः । जगाम त्रिदशैः सार्धं समुद्रं प्रति हर्षितः
īśvara uvāca | evamuktaḥ suragaṇairagastyo munipuṅgavaḥ | jagāma tridaśaiḥ sārdhaṃ samudraṃ prati harṣitaḥ
Īśvara said: Thus addressed by the hosts of Devas, Agastya—the foremost of sages—set out joyfully with the gods toward the ocean.
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (samudra-mārga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) the Purāṇic interlocutor/audience
Scene: Agastya, delighted and resolute, departs with the devas in a radiant procession toward the ocean; the coastal path glows with auspiciousness.
FAQs
When dharma calls, the saint responds with readiness and joy, acting for the welfare of the worlds.
The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, linking sacred place with decisive world-protecting events.
None; the verse narrates the commencement of the mission toward the ocean.
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