Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
दृष्ट्वोत्पातं बलारातिः पप्रच्छ स्वपुरोहितम् । उत्पातकारणं जीव किमत्रेति पुनःपुनः । बृहस्पतिस्तदा शक्रं प्रोवाच द्विजसत्तमाः
dṛṣṭvotpātaṃ balārātiḥ papraccha svapurohitam | utpātakāraṇaṃ jīva kimatreti punaḥpunaḥ | bṛhaspatistadā śakraṃ provāca dvijasattamāḥ
Als er das Vorzeichen sah, befragte Indra —der Bezwinger Bālas— seinen eigenen Priester: „O Jīva (Bṛhaspati), was ist die Ursache dieses Omens?“ Immer wieder fragte er. Da sprach Bṛhaspati zu Śakra, o Bester der Zweimalgeborenen.
Paurāṇika narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (addressed audience)
Scene: Indra, alarmed by a sudden portent in the sky, turns repeatedly to his priest Bṛhaspati; the deva-guru stands calm, ready to narrate the hidden cause.
FAQs
When signs appear, dharma recommends inquiry from the wise; interpretation should be guided by spiritual discernment, not fear.
The Setu Māhātmya framework continues; this verse is cosmological narrative rather than site-description.
None; it is a dialogue initiating explanation of the portent.
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