Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
इत्थं दशार्णराजेन प्रार्थितो निषधाधिपः । विविक्त उपसंगम्य प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
itthaṃ daśārṇarājena prārthito niṣadhādhipaḥ | vivikta upasaṃgamya prahasannidamabravīt
இவ்வாறு தசார்ண அரசனால் வேண்டப்பட்ட நிஷதாதிபதி, தனிமையான இடத்தில் அவனருகே வந்து, புன்னகையுடன் இவ்வார்த்தைகளை உரைத்தார்।
Niṣadhādhipa (the ruler of Niṣadha)
Scene: A forest-edge or palace-grove clearing: the Niṣadha lord steps close to the Daśārṇa king; attendants kept at distance; the speaker smiles as he begins a grave disclosure.
FAQs
Dharma is often conveyed through humble inquiry and truthful counsel, given privately and compassionately.
No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it introduces a confidential explanation in the story.