Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
स्तंभयित्वा तथाप्येवं गगनस्थं शनैश्चरम् । ततः प्रोवाच तं बालं पिप्पलादं मुनीश्वरः
staṃbhayitvā tathāpyevaṃ gaganasthaṃ śanaiścaram | tataḥ provāca taṃ bālaṃ pippalādaṃ munīśvaraḥ
Namun demikian, setelah menahan Śanaiścara yang masih berada di angkasa, sang maha resi lalu bertitah kepada anak itu, Pippalāda.
Narrator (within the chapter’s frame)
Type: kshetra (implied narrative anchoring)
Listener: Pippalāda
Scene: Śanaiścara is held motionless in midair, as if pinned to the sky; below or beside stands the munīśvara (Nārada), turning from the miracle to address the boy Pippalāda, initiating a didactic exchange.
FAQs
Spiritual authority and self-mastery (embodied by sages) can restrain destructive forces and redirect events toward dharmic resolution.
Not specified in this verse.
None.