Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
इंद्रद्युम्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि सांप्रतं मुनिसत्तमाः । यद्वंशो यत्प्रभावश्च सर्वभूपालमानितः
iṃdradyumnaṃ pravakṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ munisattamāḥ | yadvaṃśo yatprabhāvaśca sarvabhūpālamānitaḥ
« À présent, ô meilleurs des sages, je parlerai d’Indradyumna : de sa lignée et de sa grandeur, honorées par tous les rois. »
Sūta
Listener: munisattamāḥ (best of sages)
Scene: A narrator addresses assembled sages, announcing he will describe Indradyumna—his dynasty and celebrated power—while a regal silhouette or court scene is suggested in the background.
FAQs
Purāṇic māhātmyas often ground a tīrtha’s glory in exemplary rulers whose dharma gains universal respect.
The tīrtha connected to Indradyumna’s story within this chapter; the verse serves as the narrative pivot toward that location’s greatness.
None explicitly; the focus is on narrating lineage and prabhāva as part of the māhātmya.