Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
इंद्रद्युम्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि सांप्रतं मुनिसत्तमाः । यद्वंशो यत्प्रभावश्च सर्वभूपालमानितः
iṃdradyumnaṃ pravakṣyāmi sāṃprataṃ munisattamāḥ | yadvaṃśo yatprabhāvaśca sarvabhūpālamānitaḥ
«ឥឡូវនេះ ឱ មុនិសត្ដមា (អ្នកប្រាជ្ញល្អបំផុត) ខ្ញុំនឹងនិយាយអំពី ឥន្ទ្រទ្យុម្ន (Indradyumna)—វង្សត្រកូល និងអานุភាពរបស់គាត់ ដែលត្រូវបានស្តេចទាំងអស់គោរព»។
Sūta
Listener: munisattamāḥ (best of sages)
Scene: A narrator addresses assembled sages, announcing he will describe Indradyumna—his dynasty and celebrated power—while a regal silhouette or court scene is suggested in the background.
FAQs
Purāṇic māhātmyas often ground a tīrtha’s glory in exemplary rulers whose dharma gains universal respect.
The tīrtha connected to Indradyumna’s story within this chapter; the verse serves as the narrative pivot toward that location’s greatness.
None explicitly; the focus is on narrating lineage and prabhāva as part of the māhātmya.
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