Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 93
कथयामास वृत्तांतं तस्य संभूति संभवम् । यद्दृष्टं ज्ञानदीपेन तस्मै सर्वं न्यवेदयत्
kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ tasya saṃbhūti saṃbhavam | yaddṛṣṭaṃ jñānadīpena tasmai sarvaṃ nyavedayat
Il exposa ensuite en détail l’histoire de l’origine et des circonstances de cet enfant ; et tout ce qu’il avait perçu à la lampe de la connaissance spirituelle, il le lui révéla entièrement.
Narrator (implied Purāṇic narration; overarching frame traditionally Sūta)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura
Type: kshetra
Scene: In Yājñavalkya’s āśrama, Nārada narrates the child’s mysterious origin; a symbolic lamp of knowledge glows, suggesting inner vision and revelation.
FAQs
True knowledge is meant to be shared responsibly—illumining events with discernment and truth.
The verse sits inside the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative stream, though this line itself focuses on disclosure of the child’s history.
None; it is narrative and epistemic (knowledge-sharing), not ritual instruction.