Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
ततस्तं मुनिशार्दूलं शूलाग्रादवतार्य च । प्रोचुश्च विबुधश्रेष्ठाः सादरं हर्षसंयुताः
tatastaṃ muniśārdūlaṃ śūlāgrādavatārya ca | procuśca vibudhaśreṣṭhāḥ sādaraṃ harṣasaṃyutāḥ
Alors les plus éminents parmi les dieux, dans la joie et le respect, firent descendre de la pointe du trident ce tigre parmi les sages et s’adressèrent à lui.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Skanda narration within Tīrthamāhātmya)
Scene: A radiant assembly of devas respectfully lowers the great sage from the tip of Śiva’s trident; the sage stands composed, devas smiling with joy, hands in añjali, about to speak.
FAQs
Divine beings honor realized sages; reverence for dharma and tapas is shown as a cosmic principle even among the gods.
The verse belongs to a broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa tīrtha-glorification episode; the particular tīrtha is not named in this shloka.
None; it narrates respectful divine action toward a sage.