Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
श्रीभगवानुवाच । एवं मुने करिष्यामि संमंत्र्य ब्रह्मणा सह । भारावतरणं भूमेः साकं देवैः सवासवैः
śrībhagavānuvāca | evaṃ mune kariṣyāmi saṃmaṃtrya brahmaṇā saha | bhārāvataraṇaṃ bhūmeḥ sākaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ
Le Seigneur Bienheureux dit : « Qu’il en soit ainsi, ô sage. Je le ferai, après m’être concerté avec Brahmā, accomplissant l’allègement du fardeau de la Terre avec les dieux, y compris Indra et les Maruts. »
Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu/Janārdana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada (implied by surrounding verses)
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks with calm authority, promising action after consulting Brahmā; behind him a celestial assembly—Indra, Maruts—suggests a council of gods preparing for Earth’s relief.
FAQs
The Divine gives assurance and acts in harmony with cosmic governance—restoring dharma through planned, righteous intervention.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative frame within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None; the verse conveys divine resolve and coordination with the devas.