Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
एवमुक्त्वा स देवेशस्ततश्चादर्शनं गतः । ऋतौ सापि दधे गर्भं सकाशाद्विश्वकर्मणः
evamuktvā sa deveśastataścādarśanaṃ gataḥ | ṛtau sāpi dadhe garbhaṃ sakāśādviśvakarmaṇaḥ
Après avoir ainsi parlé, le Seigneur des dieux disparut aux regards. En temps voulu, elle conçut à son tour un enfant par la présence de Viśvakarman.
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller voice)
Scene: The Lord of gods, having spoken, disappears; the narrative shifts to quiet domestic-sacred time: in the proper season, conception occurs from Viśvakarman’s presence.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives link divine assurance with orderly fulfillment in time—events unfold according to ṛta (cosmic order).
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the chapter’s māhātmya narrative framework.
None; the verse is narrative, describing disappearance of the deity and conception in due season.