Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71
वन्दितो देवगन्धर्वैर्यक्षकिन्नरदानवैः । कलिप्रियो दुराराध्यो नारदो द्वारि तिष्ठति
vandito devagandharvairyakṣakinnaradānavaiḥ | kalipriyo durārādhyo nārado dvāri tiṣṭhati
“Nārada—yang disembah oleh para Dewa dan Gandharva, juga Yakṣa, Kinnara dan Dānava—yang gemar menimbulkan pertikaian dan sukar dipujuk, kini berdiri di pintu gerbang.”
Gate-attendant / chamberlain (kṣattṛ) reporting to Bāṇa (implied by context)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa narrative region
Type: kshetra
Scene: A herald-like messenger proclaims: Nārada, honored by devas, gandharvas, yakṣas, kinnaras, and dānavas, stands at the gate—his fame both glorious and unsettling; listeners in the hall react with alarm.
FAQs
A true sage may be universally revered yet uncompromising—his sharp interventions can expose arrogance and redirect events toward dharma.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; this is character-description within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None.