Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
सुनामानं वसुं चैव मंत्रिणौ वाक्यमब्रवीत् । कश्चायमसुरान्हंति किमर्थं ज्ञायतामिति
sunāmānaṃ vasuṃ caiva maṃtriṇau vākyamabravīt | kaścāyamasurānhaṃti kimarthaṃ jñāyatāmiti
সে তার দুই মন্ত্রী সুনামা ও বসুকে বলল— “কে এই যে অসুরদের বধ করছে, এবং কী কারণে? তা অনুসন্ধান করো।”
Daitya king (Kuśa, implied by nearby verses)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The daitya-king addresses two ministers, Sunāma and Vasu, in a council moment beside the chariot: stern faces, pointing gesture, scrolls or weapons nearby, urgency to identify the asura-slayer and motive.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives show rulers seeking counsel; discernment (jñāna) and inquiry precede action, though motives may be adharmic.
The passage belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, part of the sacred geography centered on Dvārakā.
None; this is a political-military inquiry addressed to ministers.