Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
ततोस्मदनुरोधेन त्वामाह्वयदयं नृपः । इतीरयित्वा पितरं कक्षीवान्विरराम सः
tatosmadanurodhena tvāmāhvayadayaṃ nṛpaḥ | itīrayitvā pitaraṃ kakṣīvānvirarāma saḥ
Alors, à ma demande, ce roi te fit appeler. Après avoir dit cela à son père, Kakṣīvān se tut.
Kakṣīvān (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Setu region (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dīrghatamas
Scene: Kakṣīvān, after narrating the king’s offer, explains that at his request the king summoned ‘you’; he turns to his father with reverence, then becomes silent—an intergenerational moment of gravity.
FAQs
Dharma is advanced through cooperation between householders/royalty and sages; respectful requests and truthful reporting sustain social order.
The narrative remains within the Agastya-tīrtha setting of Setukhaṇḍa.
None; it reports a royal summons prompted by the speaker’s request.