Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26
एवं फाल्गुन तेषां तु वचः श्रुत्वा महात्मनाम् । अतीव संप्रहृष्टोऽहं तान्विसृज्येत्यचिंतयम्
evaṃ phālguna teṣāṃ tu vacaḥ śrutvā mahātmanām | atīva saṃprahṛṣṭo'haṃ tānvisṛjyetyaciṃtayam
एवं फाल्गुन, तेषां महात्मनाम् वचः श्रुत्वा अहम् अतीव संप्रहृष्टः अभवं, तान् विसृज्य (सहाय्यं कृत्वा) अग्रे प्रेषयिष्यामीति अचिन्तयम्।
Unspecified narrator addressing Phālguna (Arjuna)
Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)
Scene: A narrator, after listening to venerable great-souled men, shows visible delight and forms a resolve to send them onward with assistance; a calm hermitage or roadside rest setting.
FAQs
A wise person rejoices in opportunities to assist others in dharma and sets them on the right path.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it prepares for movement toward a sacred setting described later.
None; it highlights intention and guidance rather than a specific rite.