Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
अथ प्राह विशुद्धात्मा वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः । धृतराष्ट्रं महीपालं सपुत्रं प्रहसन्निव
atha prāha viśuddhātmā vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ | dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahīpālaṃ saputraṃ prahasanniva
Bấy giờ, vị trưởng lão của dòng Kuru, tâm hồn thanh tịnh, đã lên tiếng—nói với vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra cùng con trai của ông, như thể đang mỉm cười.
Sūta (narrating; introduces Bhīṣma as speaker next)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience/śrotā; within story: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and his son
Scene: Bhīṣma, aged and luminous with austerity, turns toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra and his son; his expression is gentle, almost smiling, as the group pauses near a sacred precinct.
FAQs
Purāṇic tīrtha teachings are often delivered through respected elders, framing sacred geography as authoritative counsel for rulers.
The immediate context is the approach to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, which Bhīṣma will praise in the following verses.
None; it introduces a speech within the narrative.