Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
अथ ताभ्यां मुनिर्दृष्टो नारदो ब्रह्मसंभवः । सांत्वपूर्वं तदा पृष्टो विष्णुं ब्रह्म सनातनम्
atha tābhyāṃ munirdṛṣṭo nārado brahmasaṃbhavaḥ | sāṃtvapūrvaṃ tadā pṛṣṭo viṣṇuṃ brahma sanātanam
Kemudian mereka melihat resi Nārada, yang lahir daripada Brahmā; setelah terlebih dahulu menuturkan kata-kata penenang, mereka pun bertanya kepadanya tentang Viṣṇu, Brahman Yang Kekal.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a quiet grove or temple courtyard, Nārada appears with vīṇā, radiant and calm; the two seekers approach respectfully, their agitation soothed as dialogue begins about the eternal Viṣṇu.
FAQs
In sacred journeys, right knowledge arises through saintly guidance—Nārada becomes the bridge from seeking to realization.
The verse is transitional; it introduces Nārada within the kṣetra-centered narrative rather than naming a new tīrtha.
No ritual is prescribed; respectful inquiry (praśna) to a realized sage is highlighted.