Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5
एवमुक्त्वा महाभागो भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः । जगाम स्वपुरं तस्माद्धर्षेण महता वृतः
evamuktvā mahābhāgo bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ | jagāma svapuraṃ tasmāddharṣeṇa mahatā vṛtaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം മഹാഭാഗനായ കുരുപിതാമഹൻ ഭീഷ്മൻ, മഹാഹർഷം നിറഞ്ഞവനായി ആ സ്ഥലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് തന്റെ നഗരത്തിലേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice within the Purāṇic account)
Scene: An aged warrior-sage (Bhīṣma) leaves the shrine precinct, accompanied by attendants, looking back with serene joy; the liṅga and well recede in the background.
FAQs
Holy-place teaching is transmitted through exemplary elders; once the instruction is given, the narrative moves forward, emphasizing continuity of dharma through respected authorities.
The tīrtha context of Adhyāya 58 continues; this verse serves as a narrative bridge after the tīrtha’s merits and warnings are stated.
None directly; it is a narrative conclusion to Bhīṣma’s speech and departure.