Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1
नारद उवाच । ज्ञातिभेदे तु संजाते तस्मिन्मोहेरके पुरे । त्रैविद्यैः किं कृतं ब्रह्मंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः
nārada uvāca | jñātibhede tu saṃjāte tasminmoherake pure | traividyaiḥ kiṃ kṛtaṃ brahmaṃstanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ
নাৰদে ক’লে: “মোহেৰকা নগৰত যেতিয়া গোত্ৰ-ভেদ উদ্ভৱ হ’ল, হে ব্ৰহ্মা! ত্ৰৈবিদ্যসকল (বেদজ্ঞসকল) কি কৰিলে? মই সুধিছোঁ, সেয়া মোক কওক।”
Nārada
Tirtha: Moheraka (contextual urban-kshetra reference)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā and ascetic attire, respectfully questions Brahmā seated on a lotus-throne; behind them, a stylized cityscape labeled Moheraka, with groups of clans subtly separated.
FAQs
True dharma begins with inquiry: Nārada models seeking authoritative guidance when society becomes divided.
No tīrtha is explicitly glorified; the scene is set in Moheraka city within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None directly; the verse introduces a question about the actions of Veda-trained brāhmaṇas.