Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तस्य निवृत्तो विजयस्तदा । कथयामास तत्सर्वं गन्धर्व चरितं महत्
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tasya nivṛtto vijayastadā | kathayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ gandharva caritaṃ mahat
Ayant entendu ses paroles, Vijaya revint alors et rapporta tout : le grand récit de la conduite du Gandharva.
Narrator
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vijaya returns to an assembly—sages or leaders—hands folded, recounting the Gandharva’s words; listeners sit in attentive semicircle; the scene emphasizes oral transmission and collective deliberation.
FAQs
Faithful duty includes accurate communication; truthfully conveying outcomes sustains dharma and right decision-making.
Dharmāraṇya remains the underlying sacred context; this verse concludes a messenger episode within that setting.
None; it is a narrative closure describing the messenger’s return and report.