Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
मुनय ऊचुः । कथं तस्य गतौ पक्षौ गरुडस्य महात्मनः । पुनर्लब्धौ कथं तेन कथं तुष्टो महेश्वरः । एतन्नो विस्तराद्ब्रूहि सूतपुत्र यथातथम्
munaya ūcuḥ | kathaṃ tasya gatau pakṣau garuḍasya mahātmanaḥ | punarlabdhau kathaṃ tena kathaṃ tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ | etanno vistarādbrūhi sūtaputra yathātatham
Para muni berkata: “Bagaimanakah kedua-dua sayap Garuḍa yang agung itu hilang? Bagaimanakah dia memperolehnya kembali? Dan bagaimanakah Maheśvara menjadi reda? Wahai putera Sūta, ceritakanlah kepada kami dengan terperinci, tepat sebagaimana yang berlaku.”
Munis (Sages)
Listener: Sūta-putra (Ugraśravas/Sauti figure in purāṇic frame)
Scene: A circle of sages in a forest hermitage, seated on kuśa grass, hands folded; they address Sūta’s son with earnest faces, requesting the full account of Garuḍa’s wing-loss and Śiva’s satisfaction.
FAQs
Sacred narratives are preserved through respectful inquiry and faithful retelling, revealing how divine grace responds to dharmic effort.
The chapter’s tīrtha/kṣetra in Nāgarakhaṇḍa is the setting; the sages’ question frames the site’s māhātmya by seeking the miracle connected with it.
None; this verse is a narrative prompt requesting the full account.