Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
ततः प्रोवाच मन्दं स समाहूय सुदुःखिताम्
tataḥ provāca mandaṃ sa samāhūya suduḥkhitām
அப்போது அவன் மிகுந்த துயரத்தில் இருந்த அவளை அருகே அழைத்து மென்மையாகச் சொன்னான்.
Narrator (contextual, within the chapter)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The leprosy-afflicted Brahmin, humble and gentle, beckons the sorrowful woman and speaks softly; the scene is quiet, intimate, and morally luminous.
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Gentleness and compassion are portrayed as dharmic virtues that precede corrective action and blessing.
No site is named in this verse; it is part of the narrative within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None directly; the verse introduces the beginning of counsel/decision that leads to a dharmic act.
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