Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
श्रुत्वा दूतोऽपि शक्रस्य तस्य वाक्यं सविस्तरम् । कथयामास शक्रस्य तं भूयः सोऽभ्यभाषत
śrutvā dūto'pi śakrasya tasya vākyaṃ savistaram | kathayāmāsa śakrasya taṃ bhūyaḥ so'bhyabhāṣata
മുദ്ഗലന്റെ വാക്കുകൾ വിശദമായി കേട്ട ശക്രന്റെ ദൂതൻ അവ ശക്രനോട് അറിയിച്ചു; പിന്നെ ശക്രൻ വീണ്ടും സംസാരിച്ചു.
Pulastya (narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (earthly frame, implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpaśreṣṭha (king)
Scene: A divine messenger, having heard the sage’s firm reply, returns to Indra’s jeweled court and reports; Indra prepares to respond, signaling escalation.
FAQs
Even the gods must acknowledge and respond to the speech and resolve of a dharmic sage.
The broader Arbuda sacred setting frames the episode; this particular verse focuses on the heavenly court’s response rather than a named tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the messenger’s report and Indra’s reply.