Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
। सूत उवाच । त्रिशंकुरिति संचिन्त्य विश्वामित्रं महामुनिम् । मनसा सुचिरं कालं ततश्चक्रे विनिश्चयम्
| sūta uvāca | triśaṃkuriti saṃcintya viśvāmitraṃ mahāmunim | manasā suciraṃ kālaṃ tataścakre viniścayam
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ത്രിശങ്കുവിനെയും മഹാമുനി വിശ്വാമിത്രനെയും മനസ്സിൽ ദീർഘകാലം ധ്യാനിച്ച്, പിന്നെ അവൻ ദൃഢനിശ്ചയം ചെയ്തു.
Sūta
Scene: Sūta as narrator; a contemplative figure sits in thought, mentally turning over the story of Triśaṅku and the might of Viśvāmitra, then arriving at a decisive resolve.
FAQs
In Purāṇic dharma, decisive turning points arise from deep reflection, especially when guided by remembrance of great sages.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it introduces the decision that leads toward sacred geography and sage-āśramas.
None; it is narrative reflection and resolve.