Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83
देवगंधर्वलोकानामादिवक्ता सुनिग्रहः । गाता चतुर्णां वेदानामुद्गाता हरिसद्गुणान्
devagaṃdharvalokānāmādivaktā sunigrahaḥ | gātā caturṇāṃ vedānāmudgātā harisadguṇān
તે દેવ અને ગંધર્વલોકોના આદિ વક્તા છે—સંયમી અને સુદમિત. તે ચારેય વેદોના ગાયક છે અને હરિના સત્ય સદ્ગુણોના ઉદ્ગાતા પણ છે.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in the verse)
Scene: Nārada as radiant devarṣi, vīṇā in hand, chanting Sāma-like melodies, surrounded by devas and gandharvas; subtle aura of Vedic meters and floating palm-leaf hymns.
FAQs
True authority in dharma is joined with self-control and devotion—Nārada’s greatness is shown through disciplined speech and sacred praise.
No single tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a laudatory introduction to Nārada within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse highlights Vedic chanting (the role of an Udgātṛ) and devotional proclamation.
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