Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
विप्र उवाच । मुनिः कपिलनामाहं नारदाय निवेद्यताम् । आगतः प्रार्थनायैव तच्छ्रुत्वाहमथाब्रवम्
vipra uvāca | muniḥ kapilanāmāhaṃ nāradāya nivedyatām | āgataḥ prārthanāyaiva tacchrutvāhamathābravam
വിപ്രൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“ഞാൻ കപിലനാമ മുനിയാകുന്നു; ഈ വിവരം നാരദനോട് അറിയിക്കപ്പെടട്ടെ. ഞാൻ അപേക്ഷയ്ക്കായി മാത്രമേ വന്നിട്ടുള്ളൂ.” അത് കേട്ട് ഞാൻ പിന്നെ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.
Kapila (as ‘vipra uvāca’); followed by Nārada’s narration
Listener: Implied audience; message intended for Nārada
Scene: A calm hermitage or assembly: Kapila introduces himself to a brāhmaṇa intermediary, requesting that his message be conveyed to Nārada; the listener responds with attentive composure.
FAQs
Sages approach with purposeful requests tied to dharma; recognizing and responding to them becomes a path of merit.
The tīrtha assembly setting where Kapila arrives and initiates a dharmic request to Nārada.
A forthcoming prārthanā (petition) connected to dāna/meritorious giving is introduced.