Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
सूत उवाच । तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनीनां पद्मसंभवः । प्रोवाच प्रहसन्वाक्यं समादाय च बालकम्
sūta uvāca | teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā munīnāṃ padmasaṃbhavaḥ | provāca prahasanvākyaṃ samādāya ca bālakam
Sūta dit : Ayant entendu les paroles de ces sages, le Né du Lotus (Brahmā) prit l’enfant avec lui et, souriant, prononça ces mots.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Ugraśravas), narrator
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sūta narrates: Brahmā, after hearing the sages, gently lifts or draws the boy close, smiling, preparing to speak a boon.
FAQs
When the righteous appeal with sincerity, the divine responds with compassion and decisive action.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; it describes Brahmā’s response and the narrative setting.