Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वे ते द्विजसत्तमाः । प्रोचुः कृपासमाविष्टास्ततस्तं पृथिवीश्वरम्
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā sarve te dvijasattamāḥ | procuḥ kṛpāsamāviṣṭāstatastaṃ pṛthivīśvaram
เมื่อได้ยินวาจานั้น เหล่าพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายต่างเปี่ยมด้วยความเมตตา จึงกล่าวแก่พระราชาผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งแผ่นดินนั้น
Narrator (Purāṇic frame); sages begin replying to the king
Scene: A circle of venerable sages, faces softened with compassion, lean toward the king and begin to speak, hands raised in gentle reassurance.
FAQs
True dharma includes compassionate instruction—sages respond to rulers with guidance that leads toward sacred merit.
This verse sets up the sages’ explanation that will glorify Śaṅkhatīrtha in the following verses.
None in this verse; it introduces the sages’ compassionate reply that will include tīrtha-related practices.