Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
ततः कस्मिन्कथांते स पृष्टस्तैर्द्विजसत्तमैः । कौतूहलसमोपेतैर्विनयावनतः स्थितः
tataḥ kasminkathāṃte sa pṛṣṭastairdvijasattamaiḥ | kautūhalasamopetairvinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
তাৰ পাছত কোনো এক কথাৰ অন্তত, কৌতূহলে ভৰা সেই ব্ৰাহ্মণ-সত্তমসকলে তেওঁক প্ৰশ্ন কৰিলে; আৰু তেওঁ বিনয়ে নত হৈ থিয় হৈ থাকিল।
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic framing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the close of storytelling, brāhmaṇas lean forward with attentive curiosity; the king stands slightly bowed, hands joined, ready to respond.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through respectful questioning; humility keeps knowledge aligned with spiritual purpose.
The Devī’s sacred space where learned brāhmaṇas inquire into a devotee’s practice, underscoring the tīrtha’s authority.
None directly; it introduces a didactic exchange about the king’s observance.