Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 130
पृष्टश्च विस्मयात्तेन दृष्ट्वा रूपं तथाविधम् । कुतस्त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तः क्व यास्यसि च भिक्षुक
pṛṣṭaśca vismayāttena dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ tathāvidham | kutastvamiha samprāptaḥ kva yāsyasi ca bhikṣuka
তাঁর এমন রূপ দেখে বিস্মিত হয়ে সে জিজ্ঞাসা করল— “হে ভিক্ষুক! তুমি কোথা থেকে এখানে এসেছ, আর কোথায় যাচ্ছ?”
Narrator (Sūta) reporting the mahātmā’s speech (deduced)
Scene: A traveler, astonished, stands before a radiant-looking mendicant; the setting suggests a sacred landscape—trees, a waterbody/ghāṭa, and distant shrine silhouettes—capturing the moment of respectful questioning.
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Dharma begins with inquiry—asking respectfully, seeking clarity about a visitor’s purpose before acting.
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