Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
तद्वृत्तांतं समाकर्ण्य तस्य शक्रः प्रहर्षितः । भूपालं तं समभ्येत्य ततश्चोवाच सादरम्
tadvṛttāṃtaṃ samākarṇya tasya śakraḥ praharṣitaḥ | bhūpālaṃ taṃ samabhyetya tataścovāca sādaram
तो वृत्तांत ऐकून शक्र (इंद्र) अत्यंत हर्षित झाला. तो त्या भूपालाजवळ जाऊन आदराने बोलला।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; direct speech begins next verses)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (assembled sages)
Scene: Indra, radiant and crowned, descends from the sky with attendants; he approaches Daśaratha respectfully, hands in a courteous gesture, while sages look on.
FAQs
Divine beings rejoice in and honor righteous deeds; dharma naturally draws respectful recognition.
The verse is within Tīrthamāhātmya, but this specific line functions as narrative transition rather than naming a tīrtha.
None in this verse; it introduces Indra’s appreciative address.