Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 76
ततस्ते विबुधाः सर्वे गत्वा तत्क्षेत्रमुत्तमम् । प्रोचुस्तां दीर्घिकां वाक्यैर्मृदुभिः पुरतः स्थिताः
tataste vibudhāḥ sarve gatvā tatkṣetramuttamam | procustāṃ dīrghikāṃ vākyairmṛdubhiḥ purataḥ sthitāḥ
அப்போது அந்த எல்லா தேவர்களும் அந்தச் சிறந்த க்ஷேத்திரத்திற்குச் சென்று, அவளின் முன்னிலையில் நின்று, அந்தத் தீர்கிகையை மென்மையான சொற்களால் உரைத்தனர்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration within the chapter)
Tirtha: Dīrghikā-kṣetra (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Not specified
Scene: A procession of devas arrives at an excellent sacred field, stands before Dīrghikā, and addresses her with gentle, conciliatory words.
FAQs
Sacred places (kṣetra) become stages where dharma is negotiated and restored through humility and right speech.
An “excellent kṣetra” is referenced, indicating a sanctified locale within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse does not provide the kṣetra’s name.
None; it describes the devas’ approach to Dīrghikā with conciliatory speech.
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