Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 146
एवं महोत्सवे तत्र वर्तमाने महोदये । आगतो बहुभिः सार्धमहं यौवनगर्वितः
evaṃ mahotsave tatra vartamāne mahodaye | āgato bahubhiḥ sārdhamahaṃ yauvanagarvitaḥ
Ketika perayaan agung itu sedang berlangsung—saat yang amat mujarab dan penuh keberkatan—aku tiba di sana bersama ramai yang lain, dengan hati membusung oleh keangkuhan masa muda.
An unnamed man (confessing youthful pride)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A youthful traveler with attendants enters a bustling sacred festival: flags, lamps, crowds of ascetics; the youth’s posture shows confidence edging into self-awareness; the sacred precinct glows with auspicious light (mahodaya).
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes spiritually fruitful when pride is relinquished; ego can distort one’s approach even to sacred festivals.
The verse situates the narrator at a major sacred festival connected to Śiva; the exact site is established by the chapter’s broader narrative.
None explicitly; it emphasizes inner preparation—humility—while joining a yātrā/mahotsava.