Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
नारदेन तदा ख्यातो वीरभद्रस्य तद्वधः । न रोचते च तद्वाक्यं वीरभद्रस्य वै तदा
nāradena tadā khyāto vīrabhadrasya tadvadhaḥ | na rocate ca tadvākyaṃ vīrabhadrasya vai tadā
Alors Nārada évoqua cette issue—la mort de Vīrabhadra ; mais ces paroles ne plurent point à Vīrabhadra en ce temps-là.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: narration describing Nārada and Vīrabhadra)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada delivers a stark prophecy about Vīrabhadra’s end; Vīrabhadra’s face hardens, displeased, amid a charged battlefield atmosphere.
FAQs
A sage’s warning may be true and beneficial, yet ego and rage can make it hard to accept—dharma calls for humility before higher wisdom.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa’s overarching frame is the Kedāra tīrtha-region; this line focuses on the moral tension in the narrative.
None stated here.