Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ततः संबोध्य ते सर्वे तमीशं पवनाशनम् । पूर्ववृत्तैः कथोद्भेदैर्दृष्टांतैर्विविधैरपि
tataḥ saṃbodhya te sarve tamīśaṃ pavanāśanam | pūrvavṛttaiḥ kathodbhedairdṛṣṭāṃtairvividhairapi
Alors tous s’efforcèrent d’éveiller et de consoler ce seigneur—Pavanāśana—par des récits d’événements passés, des développements narratifs et maints exemples variés.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Elder Nāgas encircle Pavanāśana, speaking gently; one gestures as if narrating an ancient tale, another points to a symbolic scene (a lamp, a river, a funeral fire) to illustrate impermanence and duty.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma is taught through dṛṣṭānta and remembered precedent; wisdom is offered to transform grief into right conduct.
No tīrtha is named in the verse; it is part of the chapter’s māhātmya narrative context.
Not directly; the verse highlights instruction and consolation as preparatory to dharmic rites.