Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
एवमुक्त्वाऽथ तं विष्णुर्नारदं मुनिपुंगवम् । ततश्च गरुडं प्राह त्वं किमर्थमिहागतः
evamuktvā'tha taṃ viṣṇurnāradaṃ munipuṃgavam | tataśca garuḍaṃ prāha tvaṃ kimarthamihāgataḥ
एवमुक्त्वाऽथ तं विष्णुर्नारदं मुनिपुङ्गवम् । ततश्च गरुडं प्राह—त्वं किमर्थमिहागतः ॥
Viṣṇu
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu, having addressed Nārada, turns toward Garuḍa and asks his purpose; Garuḍa stands with folded hands, wings partially spread, poised for service.
FAQs
Purāṇic narration models orderly dialogue: divine commitments are followed by attentive listening to devotees’ petitions.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it marks a narrative transition.
None.
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