Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अथ सा सत्वरं गत्वा निजतातस्य तद्वचः । सत्वरं कथयामास प्रहृष्टवदना सती
atha sā satvaraṃ gatvā nijatātasya tadvacaḥ | satvaraṃ kathayāmāsa prahṛṣṭavadanā satī
پھر وہ پاک دامن عورت جلدی سے گئی اور اپنے والد کو وہ باتیں فوراً سنا دیں، اس کا چہرہ خوشی سے کھل اٹھا تھا۔
Narrator (unspecified; Purāṇic narrative voice)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A joyful-faced woman hurries along a path to her father, delivering the message; behind her, the sacred pond and trees are hinted, suggesting urgency and auspicious outcome.
FAQs
When right counsel is received, acting promptly is itself a dharmic virtue that helps avert greater harm.
Indirectly, the jalāśaya is being acted upon; its glory is shown by the confidence and joy it inspires.
No new rite; it narrates the transmission of instructions leading to washing/bathing at the sacred reservoir.