Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ततः स ववृधे बालो लालितस्तेन भूभुजा । मूकभावं समापन्नो न शक्रोति प्रजल्पितुम्
tataḥ sa vavṛdhe bālo lālitastena bhūbhujā | mūkabhāvaṃ samāpanno na śakroti prajalpitum
பின்னர் அந்தச் சிறுவன் அந்த அரசனால் அன்புடன் வளர்க்கப்பட்டு வளர்ந்தான்; ஆனால் ஊமையடைந்து எந்தச் சொல்லும் பேச இயலவில்லை.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The prince grows amid royal affection, yet remains silent; attendants and the king show concern as the child cannot speak.
FAQs
Worldly power and royal care cannot remove certain karmic afflictions; higher sacred remedies (tīrtha, dharma) are implied as the true refuge.
This verse sets the narrative context; the specific glorified site is introduced shortly after as Sārasvata Tīrtha in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.
None in this verse; it describes the prince’s condition (muteness).