Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
सूत उवाच । एवमित्येव संप्रोच्य विरराम ततः परम् । शनैश्चरो महीपालवचनाद्द्विजसत्तमाः
sūta uvāca | evamityeva saṃprocya virarāma tataḥ param | śanaiścaro mahīpālavacanāddvijasattamāḥ
Sūta berkata: “Setelah hanya mengucap, ‘Demikianlah,’ baginda pun diam sesudah itu. Wahai yang terbaik antara yang dua kali lahir, Śanaiścara (Saturnus) bertindak menurut titah raja.”
Sūta
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijas/ṛṣis
Scene: Śanaiścara gives a brief assent—‘So be it’—and the scene quiets; sages listen as Sūta narrates the conclusion.
FAQs
A dharmic request, when properly framed, is shown as capable of restraining even harsh planetary afflictions.
This is a narrative transition line within Tīrthamāhātmya; it does not name a particular tīrtha.
None; it records Śanaiścara’s assent and the close of the exchange.