Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । ततः कतिपयाहस्य गते तस्मिन्महीपतौ । स्वगृहं प्रति दुःखार्ते परिवारसमन्विते
sūta uvāca | tataḥ katipayāhasya gate tasminmahīpatau | svagṛhaṃ prati duḥkhārte parivārasamanvite
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ചില ദിവസങ്ങൾ കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ആ രാജാവ് ദുഃഖാർത്തനായി, കുടുംബപരിവാരസഹിതം, തന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തേക്കു പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)
Scene: A sorrowful king departs a sacred region with attendants; dust road, lowered royal parasol, subdued colors; the landscape recedes as he turns toward his capital/home.
FAQs
Even rulers are subject to sorrow; Purāṇic narratives often begin transformation with a turn toward dharma after suffering.
This verse functions as narrative transition; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.
None in this verse; it sets the scene for ensuing events.