Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 85
नाथस्याज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य गृहीत्वा नारदं करे । प्रविश्याकथयद्देव्यै नारदोऽयं समागतः
nāthasyājñāṃ puraskṛtya gṛhītvā nāradaṃ kare | praviśyākathayaddevyai nārado'yaṃ samāgataḥ
നാഥന്റെ ആജ്ഞയെ മുൻനിർത്തി കഞ്ചുകി നാരദന്റെ കൈ പിടിച്ച് അകത്ത് പ്രവേശിച്ച് ദേവിയോട് അറിയിച്ചു—“ഇത് നാരദൻ; എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു.”
Narrator (third-person); the action is performed by the kañcukin
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The chamberlain, honoring the king’s command, takes Nārada by the hand and leads him into the inner quarters, announcing his arrival to the queen.
FAQs
Honouring rightful command and properly receiving a sage are presented as dharmic conduct.
No single tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s narrative frame.
None; the verse describes formal introduction and entry, setting up the forthcoming dharma discourse.