Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा तदा देवः कृपान्वितः । चिंतयामास सुचिरमिह किंचित्प्रहस्य च
teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā tadā devaḥ kṛpānvitaḥ | ciṃtayāmāsa suciramiha kiṃcitprahasya ca
Nghe lời họ, vị thần đầy lòng từ bi liền trầm tư rất lâu, rồi đôi lúc khẽ mỉm cười nơi này nơi kia.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (implied)
Scene: Brahmā, moved by compassion, pauses in thoughtful silence; a gentle smile plays on his lips as the sages wait, still and hopeful, in the sacred precinct.
FAQs
Divine instruction arises from compassion; sincere questions invite gracious guidance.
The verse is transitional; the glorified locus (mahāpada) is described immediately afterward.
No rite is prescribed here; it narrates Brahmā’s compassionate pause before teaching.