Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 72
सूत उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य नारदस्य स बालकः । भयेन महता युक्तस्ततः पप्रच्छ तं मुनिम्
sūta uvāca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya nāradasya sa bālakaḥ | bhayena mahatā yuktastataḥ papraccha taṃ munim
Sūta berkata: Mendengar kata-kata Nārada itu, budak lelaki itu—yang diselubungi ketakutan yang amat sangat—kemudian bertanya kepada orang bijak itu.
Sūta (explicit)
Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (implied traditional frame)
Scene: A frightened boy stands before sage Nārada in a forest-hermitage setting, head bowed, hands slightly raised as if about to ask; Nārada calm, holding vīṇā, compassionate yet instructive.
FAQs
When confronted with the gravity of divine law, the sincere seeker turns to a guru-like sage for guidance.
The verse is part of a tīrtha-glorification chapter, but the site is not named in this line.
None yet; it introduces the question that leads to the remedy (stuti).