Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
कलिद्वापरयोर्मध्ये धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । गतोऽसौ नारदो मर्त्ये राज्यं धर्मसुतस्य वै
kalidvāparayormadhye dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | gato'sau nārado martye rājyaṃ dharmasutasya vai
ദ്വാപര-കലികളുടെയിടയിലെ സംധികാലത്ത് ആ നാരദൻ മർത്ത്യലോകത്ത് ധർമ്മപുത്രനായ യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ—ധർമ്മസുതന്റെ രാജ്യത്തിലേക്ക്—ചെന്നു.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada arrives at the royal court of Yudhiṣṭhira at the cusp of Kali, with the atmosphere of an ending age—solemn court, banners, and a sense of impending change.
FAQs
At crucial turning points of time (yuga-sandhi), divine sages guide righteous rulers to preserve dharma.
No tirtha is explicitly named; the verse sets historical-cosmic context for the Dharmāraṇya narration.
None; it is a narrative transition locating the episode in time and person.