Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तो देवशर्मा द्विजोत्तमाः । गंधर्वः पर्वतो जातः स्वपत्न्या सहितस्तदा
etasminnaṃtare prāpto devaśarmā dvijottamāḥ | gaṃdharvaḥ parvato jātaḥ svapatnyā sahitastadā
இவ்விடையில் இருபிறப்பினருள் சிறந்த தேவசர்மா வந்தடைந்தார். அப்போது பர்வதன் என்னும் கந்தர்வனும் தன் மனைவியுடன் அங்கே இருந்தான்.
Unspecified in snippet (narrative voice of the māhātmya)
Scene: A distinguished brahmin traveler arrives at the sacred place; nearby stands the Gandharva Parvata with his wife, suggesting a liminal meeting of worlds at a tīrtha.
FAQs
Sacred-place narratives often turn on the arrival of dharmic persons; their presence triggers revelations of a site’s hidden spiritual history.
The setting remains the Nāgarakhaṇḍa sacred city-region; this verse introduces characters relevant to its māhātmya.
None; it is narrative scene-setting.