Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
यथायथा कथास्तत्र प्रजायन्ते सभातले । देवद्विजनरेन्द्राणां धर्माख्यानानि कुंभज
yathāyathā kathāstatra prajāyante sabhātale | devadvijanarendrāṇāṃ dharmākhyānāni kuṃbhaja
ஓ கும்பஜா! சபைத் தரையில் எவ்வெவ்வாறு பல உரையாடல்கள் எழுந்தனவோ, அவ்வாறே தேவர்கள், த்விஜர்கள், அரசர்கள் பற்றிய தர்மக் கதைகள் அங்கே நிகழ்ந்தன।
Narrator addressing Agastya (Kumbhaja)
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: A serene celestial assembly where sages and gods engage in measured discourse; the narrator listens quietly as dharma accounts unfold concerning devas, Brahmins, and kings.
FAQs
Dharma is multi-layered—governing divine, priestly, and royal spheres—and is taught through sacred narrative in assembly settings.
This verse does not specify a location; it frames the discourse within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None directly; it introduces dharma-expositions (dharmākhyāna).