Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
अथ तौ विष्णुना हर्षादुभावपि प्रहर्षितौ । संभाषितौ च संपृष्टौ यदर्थं च समागतौ
atha tau viṣṇunā harṣādubhāvapi praharṣitau | saṃbhāṣitau ca saṃpṛṣṭau yadarthaṃ ca samāgatau
ನಂತರ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಅವರಿಬ್ಬರನ್ನೂ ಪ್ರಹರ್ಷಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು; ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಭಾಷಿಸಿ ಕೇಳಿದನು—ನೀವು ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಯಾವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೀರಿ?
Narrator (Purāṇic narrative voice; unspecified in this snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu smiles with delight, raising a hand in welcome/boon gesture; the two visitors stand with folded hands, attentive; the scene conveys warmth, sanctity, and purposeful inquiry.
FAQs
Divine grace responds to sincere approach; the Lord receives devotees with joy and purposeful dialogue.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None; the verse sets up an inquiry leading to the teaching.
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