Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
सूत उवाच । एवमुक्तो धर्मराज्ञा क्षणं ध्यात्वा जनार्दनः । धर्मराजमिदं वाक्यं पदांतरितमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca | evamukto dharmarājñā kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā janārdanaḥ | dharmarājamidaṃ vākyaṃ padāṃtaritamabravīt
Sūta dit : Ainsi interpellé par Dharmarāja, Janārdana réfléchit un instant, puis répondit à Dharmarāja par des paroles mûrement pesées.
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A storyteller’s cut: Sūta narrates; then the scene returns to Kṛṣṇa pausing in thought before speaking to the king.
FAQs
Dharma is to be spoken with reflection and measured speech, especially in matters of judgment and righteousness.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition within the chapter.
None; the verse sets the scene for Janārdana’s forthcoming explanation.