Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 91
सूत उवाच । एवमुक्तः शनिस्तेन बाढमित्येव जल्प्य च । नारदं समनुज्ञाप्य जगाम निजसं श्रयम्
sūta uvāca | evamuktaḥ śanistena bāḍhamityeva jalpya ca | nāradaṃ samanujñāpya jagāma nijasaṃ śrayam
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ശനി ‘ബാഢം (തഥാസ്തു)’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ്, നാരദനോട് വിടപറഞ്ഞ് തന്റെ സ്വധാമത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി।
Sūta (narrator)
Scene: Śani, dark-hued and austere, gives assent and departs after taking leave of Nārada; Sūta’s narration frames the scene as a calm conclusion.
FAQs
A divine vow once granted is affirmed (“bāḍham”), highlighting the Purāṇic theme that sincere devotion and righteous request culminate in protective grace.
The verse closes a narrative segment within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not specify a particular tīrtha in this concluding line.
None; it is narrative closure noting consent and departure.