Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
अथापश्यत्क्षणेनैव प्रेतसंघैः सभावृतम् । प्रेतमेकं च सर्वेषामाधिपत्ये व्यव स्थितम्
athāpaśyatkṣaṇenaiva pretasaṃghaiḥ sabhāvṛtam | pretamekaṃ ca sarveṣāmādhipatye vyava sthitam
پھر اسی لمحے اس نے ایک مجلس دیکھی جو پریتوں کے جتھوں سے گھری ہوئی تھی، اور ان سب پر حکمرانی میں قائم ایک پریت بھی نظر آیا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A spectral court appears: a ring of gaunt, ash-hued pretas encircling a central throne-like seat where a dominant preta presides; the observer stands stunned at the edge.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray unseen realms to awaken discernment and turn the mind toward dharma and sacred refuge.
Not explicitly indicated in this verse; it is part of a tīrtha-māhātmya episode that uses otherworldly imagery to heighten the sacred context.
None in this verse.