Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
ततः प्रहृष्टचित्तेन सत्वरं सम्मुखो ययौ । पुत्रपुत्रेति जल्पन्स निजभार्यासमन्वितः
tataḥ prahṛṣṭacittena satvaraṃ sammukho yayau | putraputreti jalpansa nijabhāryāsamanvitaḥ
പിന്നീട് ആനന്ദം നിറഞ്ഞ ഹൃദയത്തോടെ അവൻ വേഗത്തിൽ മുന്നോട്ടു ചെന്നു; “മകനേ, മകനേ!” എന്നു വിളിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് തന്റെ ഭാര്യയോടുകൂടെ അവനെ കാണാൻ ഓടി।
Narrative voice (Purāṇic narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The father rushes forward with his wife, arms extended, calling out to his son; the radiant brāhmaṇa companion stands slightly aside, calm and observant.
FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya narratives, devotion and sacred association often culminate in grace that restores what seemed lost.
The broader passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None stated; it describes an emotional reunion.