Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
सूत उवाच । तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षो दुःखसमन्वितः । सर्वास्ताः स्वयमादाय जगाम शशिसंनिधौ
sūta uvāca | tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣo duḥkhasamanvitaḥ | sarvāstāḥ svayamādāya jagāma śaśisaṃnidhau
சூதர் கூறினார்—அவர்களின் சொற்களை கேட்ட தக்ஷன் துக்கத்தில் ஆழ்ந்தான்; அனைவரையும் தானே அழைத்துக்கொண்டு சசி (சந்திரன்) முன்னிலையில் சென்றான்।
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (implied)
Scene: Dakṣa, grave and sorrowful, leads his daughters in a solemn procession toward the luminous realm of the Moon; the daughters cluster behind him, still tearful, as the lunar glow intensifies ahead.
FAQs
When adharma causes suffering, elders and guardians are expected to intervene to re-establish righteous order.
The verse is narrative linkage within the Tīrthamāhātmya; the tīrtha focus is not explicit in this line.
None; it introduces the meeting that leads to dharmic admonition.
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