Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72
द्वारपालस्य तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा बाणस्त्वरान्वितः । द्वाःस्थमाह महादैत्यः सविस्मयमिदं तदा
dvārapālasya tadvākyaṃ śrutvā bāṇastvarānvitaḥ | dvāḥsthamāha mahādaityaḥ savismayamidaṃ tadā
द्वारपालस्य तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा बाणः त्वरान्वितः । तत्क्षणं सविस्मयो महादैत्यो द्वाःस्थं प्रति इदं वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥
Narrator (contextual, not explicitly named in this snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-māhātmya frame
Type: kshetra
Scene: A palace gateway: the gatekeeper reports; Bāṇa, the mighty daitya-king, reacts with startled urgency, turning toward the doorkeeper to issue orders.
FAQs
Even the mighty pause in astonishment when confronted with higher spiritual authority and its unpredictable demands.
None; it is a narrative moment within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting.
None.
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