Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 181
ततोऽब्रवीन्नारदस्तु ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा । शृणु राजन्महाबाहो यत्र तिष्ठति ते पिता
tato'bravīnnāradastu jñātvā divyena cakṣuṣā | śṛṇu rājanmahābāho yatra tiṣṭhati te pitā
അപ്പോൾ നാരദൻ ദിവ്യദൃഷ്ടിയാൽ അറിഞ്ഞ് പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ മഹാബാഹു രാജാവേ! കേൾക്കുക; നിങ്ങളുടെ പിതാവ് ഇപ്പോൾ എവിടെയാണു വസിക്കുന്നത്.
Nārada
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada, eyes half-closed in yogic perception, then opening to speak; the king attentive, posture straightening as revelation begins.
FAQs
Sages perceive subtle truths beyond ordinary sight and guide rulers toward dharmic action grounded in reality.
The setting is within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; this verse prepares for disclosure of the father’s condition rather than praising a site.
None; it is the beginning of Nārada’s explanatory response.