Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
अथ तं दानवेन्द्राणां मंत्रं ज्ञात्वा सुरेश्वरः । नारदाद्ब्राह्मणः पुत्राद्भयत्रस्तमनास्ततः
atha taṃ dānavendrāṇāṃ maṃtraṃ jñātvā sureśvaraḥ | nāradādbrāhmaṇaḥ putrādbhayatrastamanāstataḥ
അപ്പോൾ സുരേശ്വരൻ നാരദന്റെ പുത്രനായ ബ്രാഹ്മണനിൽ നിന്ന് ദാനവേന്ദ്രന്മാരുടെ രഹസ്യ ആലോചന അറിഞ്ഞ്, ഹൃദയത്തിൽ ഭയത്താൽ വിറച്ചു കലങ്ങി।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra, crowned and radiant, receives urgent intelligence from a brāhmaṇa identified as Nārada’s son; Indra’s face shows sudden fear and resolve, with stormy sky and distant shrine silhouette.
FAQs
Even divine rulers act with vigilance; protecting dharma requires timely intelligence and prudent response.
Indirectly, the verse supports the māhātmya narrative centered on the Vṛṣanātha-liṅga and its kṣetra.
None; this is narrative about learning an opposing plan.