Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
सूत उवाच । तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षो दुःखसमन्वितः । सर्वास्ताः स्वयमादाय जगाम शशिसंनिधौ
sūta uvāca | tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣo duḥkhasamanvitaḥ | sarvāstāḥ svayamādāya jagāma śaśisaṃnidhau
Sūta dit : Entendant leurs paroles, Dakṣa fut saisi de chagrin ; les prenant toutes avec lui, il se rendit auprès de Śaśin (la Lune).
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (implied)
Scene: Dakṣa, grave and sorrowful, leads his daughters in a solemn procession toward the luminous realm of the Moon; the daughters cluster behind him, still tearful, as the lunar glow intensifies ahead.
FAQs
When adharma causes suffering, elders and guardians are expected to intervene to re-establish righteous order.
The verse is narrative linkage within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the tīrtha focus is not explicit in this line.
None; it introduces the meeting that leads to dharmic admonition.