Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 13
कृत्वा कथा विचित्रार्थास्तत एकांतवर्तिनः । कृष्णस्य कर्णेऽकथयन्नारदः सांबचेष्टितम्
kṛtvā kathā vicitrārthāstata ekāṃtavartinaḥ | kṛṣṇasya karṇe'kathayannāradaḥ sāṃbaceṣṭitam
వివిధ సూక్ష్మార్థమైన సంభాషణలు చేసి, తరువాత ఏకాంతంలో, నారదుడు శ్రీకృష్ణుని చెవిలో సాంబుని చేష్టలను చెప్పాడు.
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Frame audience of sages
Scene: After light conversation, the two withdraw; Nārada leans slightly toward Kṛṣṇa and whispers Sāmba’s conduct into his ear; the background quiets, lamps flicker, attendants kept at distance.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through wise counsel given at the right time and place—private correction prevents public harm.
No tīrtha is directly praised; the scene is within Kṛṣṇa’s Dvārakā residence.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical communication and discreet guidance.