Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
सा प्रणम्य सभामध्ये पर्यपृच्छत्सविस्मया । ब्रह्मन्नेषोर्भको नीतो मया भिक्षोर्गिरा गृहम्
sā praṇamya sabhāmadhye paryapṛcchatsavismayā | brahmanneṣorbhako nīto mayā bhikṣorgirā gṛham
তিনি সভামধ্যে প্রণাম করে বিস্ময়ে জিজ্ঞাসা করলেন—“হে ব্রাহ্মণ! এক ভিক্ষুকের কথায় আমি এই শিশুকে গৃহে নিয়ে এসেছিলাম।”
Dvijāṃganā (the brāhmaṇa lady, wife in Śāṇḍilya’s household/context)
Scene: In the middle of an assembly, the brāhmaṇa lady bows respectfully and asks the sage, astonished, explaining she brought the child home at a mendicant’s word.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry before the wise is a dharmic way to understand unusual events and hidden causes.
None; the verse situates the discussion in an assembly, not a tīrtha description.
None; it narrates an event prompted by a mendicant’s request.