Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49
ततः प्रभातसमये समुत्थाय महीपतिः । आह्वयामास शाकल्यं पुरुषैराप्तकारिभिः
tataḥ prabhātasamaye samutthāya mahīpatiḥ | āhvayāmāsa śākalyaṃ puruṣairāptakāribhiḥ
Puis, à l’heure de l’aurore, le roi se leva et fit appeler Śākalya par ses serviteurs dignes de confiance.
Narrator in the Tīrthamāhātmya episode (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: At dawn, the king rises in his palace and dispatches trusted attendants to summon the brāhmaṇa Śākalya; the court is quiet, lit by early morning glow.
FAQs
Dharmic action is coordinated through trustworthy aides; Purāṇic kingship is shown as orderly and responsive to sacred concerns.
Not specified in this verse; it remains within the broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration.
The verse foreshadows a śānti-related action by initiating a summons, but no rite is detailed here.