Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
ततोति विस्मितश्चाहं मन्यमानः कृतार्थताम् । तेषां निहीनं संचिंत्य प्रावोचं प्रब्रवीत्वयम्
tatoti vismitaścāhaṃ manyamānaḥ kṛtārthatām | teṣāṃ nihīnaṃ saṃciṃtya prāvocaṃ prabravītvayam
Darauf war ich erstaunt und meinte, mein Vorhaben sei erfüllt. Indem ich erwog, woran es ihnen fehlen könnte, sprach ich und legte meine Ansicht dar.
Narrator (the questioner)
Listener: Sutanū (child-sage) and/or the assembly present
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa narrator, momentarily astonished, turns toward a poised child-sage; the setting suggests an āśrama or sacred grove, with palm-leaf manuscripts and a quiet fire altar in the background.
FAQs
Inquiry ripens through reflection; even perceived “deficiency” can become a doorway to instruction.
No holy site is referenced in this verse.
None.