Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
ततश्च व्याकुलाः सर्वे पन्नगाः समुपाद्रवन् । तक्षकं पुरतः कृत्वा संप्राप्ताः कुण्डलान्विताः । उत्तंकाय ततो दत्त्वा प्रणिपत्य ययुर्गृहम्
tataśca vyākulāḥ sarve pannagāḥ samupādravan | takṣakaṃ purataḥ kṛtvā saṃprāptāḥ kuṇḍalānvitāḥ | uttaṃkāya tato dattvā praṇipatya yayurgṛham
Kemudian semua ular menjadi gelisah lalu bergegas datang. Dengan Takṣaka di hadapan, mereka tiba sambil membawa subang anting itu; setelah menyerahkannya kepada Uttaṅka, mereka bersujud lalu pulang ke tempat kediaman mereka.
Narrator (contextual; later marked as Vasiṣṭha in this adhyāya)
Tirtha: Arbuda (frame) / Nāga-loka (mythic)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience within the Purāṇic dialogue (implied)
Scene: Serpents pour forth in panic, their jeweled hoods trembling; Takṣaka is placed at the front as emissary. They present the earrings to Uttaṅka, bowing in submission before retreating to their subterranean abode.
FAQs
When truth is firmly pursued, even powerful offenders are compelled to restore what was wrongfully taken.
No named tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it concludes a key turn in the Pātāla/Nāga narrative.
None; the verse focuses on returning the kuṇḍalas and offering obeisance.