Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
पुलस्त्यं प्रेषयामास सावित्र्या सन्निधौ ततः । गच्छ वत्स त्वमानीहि स्थानं सा शिथिलात्मिका । सोमभारपरिश्रांतं पश्य मामूर्ध्वसंस्थितम्
pulastyaṃ preṣayāmāsa sāvitryā sannidhau tataḥ | gaccha vatsa tvamānīhi sthānaṃ sā śithilātmikā | somabhārapariśrāṃtaṃ paśya māmūrdhvasaṃsthitam
Alors, en présence de Sāvitrī, il dépêcha Pulastya : «Va, mon enfant, ramène-la à sa place. Son cœur est défaillant. Vois-moi, épuisé sous le fardeau du Soma, demeurant en hauteur dans le rite.»
Brahmā (implied by ‘pitaram’ context and ritual authority)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame; not explicit in verse)
Scene: In Sāvitrī’s presence, an elder authority dispatches Pulastya; the speaker appears strained, bearing Soma’s weight, standing on an elevated platform near the blazing fire-altar; Pulastya receives the urgent command.
FAQs
Ritual responsibility is weighty; leaders delegate to uphold dharma and prevent delay in sacred action.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the chapter’s larger tīrtha-māhātmya framing through a yajña episode.
Implied: Soma-related yajña duties must proceed without disruption; timely coordination of participants is essential.