Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु शक्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविदां वरः । प्रहस्योवाच मतिमाञ्छक्रं प्रति विदां वरः
etacchrutvā tu śakrasya vākyaṃ vākyavidāṃ varaḥ | prahasyovāca matimāñchakraṃ prati vidāṃ varaḥ
शक्राचे वचन ऐकून वाक्यविद्येत श्रेष्ठ असा तो बुद्धिमान् पुरुष मंद हास्य करून शक्रास प्रत्युत्तर देऊ लागला।
Narrator (introducing Bali’s response)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wise sage—best among speakers—smiles softly after hearing Indra’s words, then begins a calm, discerning reply; the setting suggests a Himalayan hermitage atmosphere with restrained grandeur.
FAQs
Wisdom expresses itself through measured speech; even tense meetings can be guided by calm eloquence.
Not specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None.