Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
घटोत्कच उवाच । देव युष्मत्प्रसादेन सर्वतः कुशलं मम । श्रूयतां कारणं स्वामिन्यदर्थमहमागतः
ghaṭotkaca uvāca | deva yuṣmatprasādena sarvataḥ kuśalaṃ mama | śrūyatāṃ kāraṇaṃ svāminyadarthamahamāgataḥ
ഘടോത്കചൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവാ! നിങ്ങളുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞാൻ എല്ലാതരത്തിലും കുശലമാണ്. ഹേ സ്വാമിൻ, ഞാൻ വന്ന കാരണവും ഉദ്ദേശവും കേൾക്കണമേ।
Ghaṭotkaca
Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: Ghaṭotkaca, powerful yet humble, sits near Kṛṣṇa with folded hands; his son beside him. He speaks with lowered gaze, attributing his welfare to Kṛṣṇa’s grace and preparing to state his mission.
FAQs
Well-being is attributed to divine grace; humility and readiness to explain one’s purpose are marks of dharmic speech.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it is a narrative statement of gratitude and intent.