Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 55
तच्छ्रुत्वा ते जना गत्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । बृहद्बलाय तत्सर्वमाचख्युस्तुष्टिसंयुताः
tacchrutvā te janā gatvā vismayotphullalocanāḥ | bṛhadbalāya tatsarvamācakhyustuṣṭisaṃyutāḥ
Mendengar hal itu, orang-orang itu pun pergi dengan mata terbeliak kerana hairan; dengan hati puas, mereka melaporkan semuanya kepada Bṛhadbala.
Narrator (third-person storytelling within the māhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of townspeople/pilgrims, eyes widened in astonishment, walking together to a royal court or camp, narrating an extraordinary occurrence to Bṛhadbala with satisfied, reverent faces.
FAQs
Extraordinary events (often tied to sacred places) spread through testimony, drawing rulers and communities toward dharmic action.
Not named in this verse; it is part of the surrounding Gartātīrtha/Prāptipura narrative context.
None.