Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
सूत उवाच । पुरासीद्ब्राह्मणो मित्रं भृगुवंशकुलोद्वहः । गरुडस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठा बालभावादपि प्रभो
sūta uvāca | purāsīdbrāhmaṇo mitraṃ bhṛguvaṃśakulodvahaḥ | garuḍasya dvijaśreṣṭhā bālabhāvādapi prabho
Sūta dit : « Jadis vécut un brāhmane, ornement de la lignée de Bhṛgu ; ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés, ô Seigneur, il fut l’ami de Garuḍa dès l’enfance même. »
Sūta
Listener: Sages (Munayaḥ)
Scene: Sūta’s son begins the backstory: a dignified Bhṛgu-line brāhmaṇa, youthful companionship with Garuḍa implied through a flashback—two figures in early-life camaraderie, later foreshadowing tapas and divine encounters.
FAQs
Puranic māhātmyas root miraculous events in dharmic relationships, noble lineages, and long-standing bonds.
The verse introduces characters for the chapter’s tīrtha narrative; the glorification remains tied to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa kṣetra where the later grace-event unfolds.
None; it is introductory narration.