Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
अथापरोऽभवत्तत्र तादृग्रूपवयोऽन्वितः । तन्नाम गोत्रो देवेशि ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः
athāparo'bhavattatra tādṛgrūpavayo'nvitaḥ | tannāma gotro deveśi brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ
তারপর সেখানে আরেকজন ব্রাহ্মণ ছিলেন, যিনি রূপ ও বয়সে তেমনই। হে দেবেশী! তাঁর নাম ও গোত্রও একই ছিল, এবং তিনি বেদে পারদর্শী ছিলেন।
Śiva (Īśvara) — continuing narrative to Pārvatī
Tirtha: Mathurā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (implied by address ‘deveśi’)
Scene: Two nearly identical brāhmaṇas in Mathurā—same age and bearing—standing near a street or courtyard; one perhaps with signs of poverty, the other composed and prosperous; the viewer senses impending confusion.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives highlight how external similarity can conceal inner destiny, preparing the listener for dharmic discernment.
The verse continues a Mathurā-based episode within the larger Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya framework.
None; it establishes the narrative condition (two similar Brāhmaṇas) for the events to follow.