Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 6
सुदर्शनोऽथ विप्रेंद्रः पुरोधाः स्वन यस्य सः । प्रययौ राजसविधं स्वनयाय निवेदितुम्
sudarśano'tha vipreṃdraḥ purodhāḥ svana yasya saḥ | prayayau rājasavidhaṃ svanayāya niveditum
Alors Sudarśana, le plus éminent des brāhmaṇas et le purohita, prêtre royal de Svānaya, se rendit auprès du roi afin d’en informer Svānaya.
Narrator (within Sūta’s narration)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sudarśana, the chief brāhmaṇa and royal priest, proceeds with purposeful calm toward the king’s presence to report Svānaya’s matter—an image of disciplined duty.
FAQs
It highlights the dharmic institution of the purohita—spiritual counsel and proper communication guide royal action.
The broader episode is set in the Agastya-tīrtha orbit within Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on courtly movement.
None; it describes the priest’s journey to deliver a message.