Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
नागरेषु समुत्पन्नः पश्चिमेवयसि स्थितः । तस्याहं प्रथमः पुत्रः प्राणेभ्योऽपि सुहृत्प्रियः
nāgareṣu samutpannaḥ paścimevayasi sthitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ prathamaḥ putraḥ prāṇebhyo'pi suhṛtpriyaḥ
Ia lahir di tengah kaum Nāgara dan teguh pada usia senja. Akulah putra pertamanya—lebih dikasihi daripada napas hidupnya sendiri, terpuji sebagai sahabat kepercayaan.
Atithi
Listener: Dvijāḥ / dvijavara (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A young man introduces himself as the first son, recalling a father born among Nāgaras; intimate domestic memory with a tone of impending separation.
FAQs
The verse highlights familial duty and affection within a dharmic framework, preparing for ensuing events shaped by karma and righteous conduct.
No specific tīrtha is stated in this line; it situates the narrator within the Nāgara milieu of the chapter.
None.