Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 40
ईश्वर उवाच । गच्छ नारद शीघ्रं त्वं यत्र देवो जनार्दनः । विदितं च त्वया सर्वं यत्कृतं दानवेन तु
īśvara uvāca | gaccha nārada śīghraṃ tvaṃ yatra devo janārdanaḥ | viditaṃ ca tvayā sarvaṃ yatkṛtaṃ dānavena tu
Īśvara bersabda: “Pergilah, wahai Nārada, segera ke tempat Dewa Janārdana berada. Segala yang dilakukan oleh Dānava itu telah engkau ketahui.”
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kṣīroda (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Īśvara commands Nārada to hurry to Janārdana; the scene conveys urgency—Nārada poised to depart, vīṇā slung, while the Lord gestures decisively.
FAQs
Dharma is protected through coordinated divine action; the devotee-messenger must act swiftly and responsibly.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse advances the Revā Khaṇḍa storyline.
None; it is a command to deliver information to Janārdana.