Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । आसीत्सिद्धाधिपोनाम पुरा हंस इति स्मृतः । अनपत्यतया तस्य कालश्चक्राम भूरिशः
sūta uvāca | āsītsiddhādhiponāma purā haṃsa iti smṛtaḥ | anapatyatayā tasya kālaścakrāma bhūriśaḥ
Sūta berkata: Dahulu kala ada seorang penguasa di antara para siddha, dikenal dengan nama Haṃsa. Karena ia tidak memiliki keturunan, banyak waktu berlalu baginya.
Sūta
Scene: A serene yet sorrow-tinged siddha-lord Haṃsa, aged and contemplative, seated in a forest hermitage or celestial grove, counting passing seasons, hands folded in worry over lack of offspring.
FAQs
Purāṇic sacred history often begins with human limitation (here, childlessness) that becomes the catalyst for devotion, pilgrimage, and divine grace.
The verse begins the backstory within the Siddheśvara-focused chapter, preparing the tirtha’s māhātmya narrative.
None in this verse; it sets up the narrative context for subsequent religious acts and divine favor.