Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79
राजोवाच । कुतोऽद्य वर्त्तते रामः कुतो वै वायुनंदनः । भ्रष्टाभ्रमिव ते सर्वे क्व रामो हनुमानिति
rājovāca | kuto'dya varttate rāmaḥ kuto vai vāyunaṃdanaḥ | bhraṣṭābhramiva te sarve kva rāmo hanumāniti
ৰাজাই ক’লে: “আজি ৰাম ক’ত, আৰু বায়ুনন্দন ক’ত? তোমালোক সকলো যেন মেঘৰ পৰা খহি পৰাৰ দৰে—তেন্তে ৰাম আৰু হনুমান ক’ত?”
Rājā (the King)
Listener: The king (rājā) speaks to brāhmaṇas/assembly
Scene: A king, anxious and astonished, questions assembled brāhmaṇas/attendants; their faces show disorientation ‘as if fallen from clouds’, while the unseen presence of Rāma-Hanumān is implied.
FAQs
Divine aid is sought through sincere inquiry and faith; the king’s questioning frames a search for dharmic reassurance.
The chapter context is Dharmāraṇya; this verse itself is a dialogue prompt rather than a tīrtha-description.
None; it is a question within a narrative exchange.