Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । ततः कतिपयाहस्य गते तस्मिन्महीपतौ । स्वगृहं प्रति दुःखार्ते परिवारसमन्विते
sūta uvāca | tataḥ katipayāhasya gate tasminmahīpatau | svagṛhaṃ prati duḥkhārte parivārasamanvite
சூதர் கூறினார்—சில நாட்கள் கடந்தபின், அந்த மன்னன் துயரால் வாடி, பரிவாரத்துடன் தன் இல்லத்தை நோக்கிப் புறப்பட்டான்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta narrator)
Scene: A sorrowful king departs a sacred region with attendants; dust road, lowered royal parasol, subdued colors; the landscape recedes as he turns toward his capital/home.
FAQs
Even rulers are subject to sorrow; Purāṇic narratives often begin transformation with a turn toward dharma after suffering.
This verse functions as narrative transition; the specific tīrtha is not named in this line.
None in this verse; it sets the scene for ensuing events.