Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 116
नारद उवाच । सत्यमेतत्कुरुश्रेष्ठ श्रृणु तच्चापि कारणम् । येन तासां कृतं रूपं न वा शापं ददुश्च ताः
nārada uvāca | satyametatkuruśreṣṭha śrṛṇu taccāpi kāraṇam | yena tāsāṃ kṛtaṃ rūpaṃ na vā śāpaṃ daduśca tāḥ
Nārada berkata: “Benar demikian, wahai yang terbaik antara kaum Kuru. Dengarlah juga sebabnya: mengapa Svāhā mengambil rupa mereka, dan mengapa wanita-wanita itu tidak melafazkan sumpahan.”
Nārada
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (foreshadowed)
Type: river
Listener: Arjuna
Scene: Nārada, composed, affirms Arjuna’s statement and invites him to hear the reason—why Svāhā assumed forms and why no curse was uttered; the moment is calm, pedagogical.
FAQs
Purāṇic teaching proceeds through cause-and-effect explanation, showing how dharma, gratitude, and context shape moral outcomes.
No site is named in this verse; it introduces the causal account that follows.
None; it is a narrative transition to doctrinal reasoning.