Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
घटोत्कच उवाच । देव युष्मत्प्रसादेन सर्वतः कुशलं मम । श्रूयतां कारणं स्वामिन्यदर्थमहमागतः
ghaṭotkaca uvāca | deva yuṣmatprasādena sarvataḥ kuśalaṃ mama | śrūyatāṃ kāraṇaṃ svāminyadarthamahamāgataḥ
घटोत्कच ने कहा—हे देव! आपकी कृपा से मैं सब प्रकार से कुशल हूँ। हे स्वामिन्, जिस कारण से, जिस प्रयोजन से मैं आया हूँ, वह सुनिए।
Ghaṭotkaca
Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: Ghaṭotkaca, powerful yet humble, sits near Kṛṣṇa with folded hands; his son beside him. He speaks with lowered gaze, attributing his welfare to Kṛṣṇa’s grace and preparing to state his mission.
FAQs
Well-being is attributed to divine grace; humility and readiness to explain one’s purpose are marks of dharmic speech.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a narrative statement of gratitude and intent.