Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
अथ ते नर्ममुत्सृज्य तद्दुःखेन च दुःखिताः । विश्वावसुं समासाद्य तद्वृत्तांतमथाब्रुवन्
atha te narmamutsṛjya tadduḥkhena ca duḥkhitāḥ | viśvāvasuṃ samāsādya tadvṛttāṃtamathābruvan
Entonces abandonaron las bromas y, afligidos por su pena, se acercaron a Viśvāvasu y le relataron por completo todo lo sucedido.
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.
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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.
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