Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
इत्थं दशार्णराजेन प्रार्थितो निषधाधिपः । विविक्त उपसंगम्य प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
itthaṃ daśārṇarājena prārthito niṣadhādhipaḥ | vivikta upasaṃgamya prahasannidamabravīt
Ainsi, sollicité par le roi de Daśārṇa, le seigneur de Niṣadha s’approcha de lui en un lieu retiré et, souriant, prononça ces paroles.
Niṣadhādhipa (the ruler of Niṣadha)
Scene: A forest-edge or palace-grove clearing: the Niṣadha lord steps close to the Daśārṇa king; attendants kept at distance; the speaker smiles as he begins a grave disclosure.
FAQs
Dharma is often conveyed through humble inquiry and truthful counsel, given privately and compassionately.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it introduces a confidential explanation in the story.