Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
ततश्चिन्ता प्रपन्नः स गत्वा देवपुरोहितम् । पप्रच्छागिरसः पुत्रं विप्रश्रेष्ठं बृहस्पतिम्
tataścintā prapannaḥ sa gatvā devapurohitam | papracchāgirasaḥ putraṃ vipraśreṣṭhaṃ bṛhaspatim
Alors, saisi d’inquiétude, il se rendit auprès du prêtre des dieux et interrogea Bṛhaspati — fils d’Aṅgiras, le plus éminent des brahmanes — afin d’obtenir une direction.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; exact speaker not in snippet)
Scene: Haṃsa approaches Bṛhaspati with folded hands; Bṛhaspati seated on a high seat with palm-leaf manuscripts, radiating calm authority; attendants or subtle deva motifs in the background.
FAQs
In distress, one should seek dharmic counsel from a realized teacher rather than act from fear.
This verse introduces the consultation that leads to the Camatkārapura kṣetra, later praised in the narrative.
None yet; the verse sets up the request for a remedy that will later be expressed as pilgrimage, worship, and tapas.