Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
नागरेषु समुत्पन्नः पश्चिमेवयसि स्थितः । तस्याहं प्रथमः पुत्रः प्राणेभ्योऽपि सुहृत्प्रियः
nāgareṣu samutpannaḥ paścimevayasi sthitaḥ | tasyāhaṃ prathamaḥ putraḥ prāṇebhyo'pi suhṛtpriyaḥ
Beliau lahir dalam kalangan Nāgara dan menetap pada usia senja. Akulah putera sulungnya—lebih dikasihi daripada nafas hayatnya sendiri, dan disayangi sebagai sahabat karib yang dipercayai.
Atithi
Listener: Dvijāḥ / dvijavara (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A young man introduces himself as the first son, recalling a father born among Nāgaras; intimate domestic memory with a tone of impending separation.
FAQs
The verse highlights familial duty and affection within a dharmic framework, preparing for ensuing events shaped by karma and righteous conduct.
No specific tīrtha is stated in this line; it situates the narrator within the Nāgara milieu of the chapter.
None.