Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77
कलिद्वापरयोर्मध्ये धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । गतोऽसौ नारदो मर्त्ये राज्यं धर्मसुतस्य वै
kalidvāparayormadhye dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | gato'sau nārado martye rājyaṃ dharmasutasya vai
Giữa thời Dvāpara và Kali, Nārada ấy đã đến cõi nhân gian—đến vương quốc của Yudhiṣṭhira, người con của Dharma—quả thật là như vậy.
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Listener: Sages (implied)
Scene: Nārada arrives at the royal court of Yudhiṣṭhira at the cusp of Kali, with the atmosphere of an ending age—solemn court, banners, and a sense of impending change.
FAQs
At crucial turning points of time (yuga-sandhi), divine sages guide righteous rulers to preserve dharma.
No tirtha is explicitly named; the verse sets historical-cosmic context for the Dharmāraṇya narration.
None; it is a narrative transition locating the episode in time and person.