Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
प्रह्लाद उवाच । गोदावर्य्या वचः श्रुत्वा भगवान्नारदो द्विजाः । क्षणं ध्यात्वा तु दुःखार्त्तः प्राह संशयमानसः
prahlāda uvāca | godāvaryyā vacaḥ śrutvā bhagavānnārado dvijāḥ | kṣaṇaṃ dhyātvā tu duḥkhārttaḥ prāha saṃśayamānasaḥ
ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନେ! ଗୋଦାବରୀଙ୍କ ବଚନ ଶୁଣି ଭଗବାନ ନାରଦ କ୍ଷଣମାତ୍ର ଚିନ୍ତନ କଲେ; ପରେ ଦୁଃଖାକୁଳ ହୋଇ, ସନ୍ଦେହଭରା ମନରେ କଥା କହିଲେ।
Prahlāda (narrator)
Tirtha: Gautamī (Godāvarī)
Type: river
Listener: Brāhmaṇas
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: Nārada, after hearing Godāvarī’s words, falls silent, contemplates, and then speaks with doubt and sorrow.
FAQs
Even great sages reflect deeply before advising; careful discernment precedes prescribing a remedy in dharma.
No site is directly praised; the verse sets the narrative scene for Nārada’s response to Godāvarī.
None; it introduces deliberation prior to instruction.