Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपाविष्टः शतक्रतुः । प्रोवाच ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठं भूय एव बृहस्पतिम्
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpāviṣṭaḥ śatakratuḥ | provāca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ bhūya eva bṛhaspatim
તેમનું વચન સાંભળી શતક્રતુ (ઇન્દ્ર) કરુણાથી વ્યાપ્ત થયો; પછી તેણે બ્રાહ્મણશ્રેષ્ઠ બૃહસ્પતિને ફરી કહ્યું।
Sūta (narration)
Scene: Indra, softened by compassion, turns from the petitioners toward Bṛhaspati seated nearby, signaling a shift from plea to counsel.
FAQs
Compassionate leadership seeks wise counsel; dharma is preserved through guidance from the learned.
None in this verse; it transitions to Bṛhaspati’s identification of a protected kṣetra.
None; the focus is on consultation and decision-making for safeguarding sanctity.
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