Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
युधिष्ठिर उवाच । कथं युद्धं समभवत्कथं चैवापवर्तत । जितं केनैव धर्मज्ञ तन्ममाचक्ष्व मारिष
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | kathaṃ yuddhaṃ samabhavatkathaṃ caivāpavartata | jitaṃ kenaiva dharmajña tanmamācakṣva māriṣa
Yudhiṣṭhira sprach: Wie entstand die Schlacht, und wie kam sie zum Ende? Durch wen wurde der Sieg errungen? O Kenner des Dharma, ehrwürdiger Herr, sage es mir.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: Vyāsa
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, seated respectfully, questions Vyāsa with folded hands; the forest-hermitage setting frames the transition from battle description to detailed narration.
FAQs
A dharmic seeker asks for clear causes and outcomes, valuing truth and moral understanding over mere spectacle.
No site is praised in this question-verse; it functions as a narrative transition within Dharmāraṇya.
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