Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
एवमुक्तास्ततस्तेन नागाः प्राधान्यतः श्रुताः । गत्वाथ सत्वरं तत्र प्रथमं तं द्विजोत्तमम्
evamuktāstatastena nāgāḥ prādhānyataḥ śrutāḥ | gatvātha satvaraṃ tatra prathamaṃ taṃ dvijottamam
అతడు ఇలా చెప్పగా, ప్రధాన నాగులు ఆ మాటలను శ్రద్ధగా విని, వేగంగా అక్కడికి వెళ్లి, మొదట ఆ ద్విజోత్తముని సమీపించారు।
Narrator (contextual; within the Tīrthamāhātmya frame)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (episode locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of principal nāgas surges forward like a living river, heading to the house of the foremost brāhmaṇa; urgency is shown through diagonal composition and dust/wind trails.
FAQs
The verse underscores swift execution of command and the inevitability of consequences once dharma’s agents are set in motion.
The action continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra chapter, though this verse focuses on the narrative movement rather than praise.
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