Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
इतीदं वर्णितं वीर विज्ञप्तिः श्रूयतां मम । को भवानधुनैवेतो दैत्यपृष्ठ गतोऽभवत् । अधुनैव तथैकाकी समायातोऽत्र नो वद
itīdaṃ varṇitaṃ vīra vijñaptiḥ śrūyatāṃ mama | ko bhavānadhunaiveto daityapṛṣṭha gato'bhavat | adhunaiva tathaikākī samāyāto'tra no vada
So, o Held, habe ich es geschildert; nun höre meine Bitte. Wer bist du, der soeben kam, auf dem Rücken eines Daitya reitend? Und wie bist du jetzt ganz allein hierher gelangt? Sage es uns.
Unspecified local speakers (likely Nāga maidens/attendants addressing the arriving warrior, inferred from immediate context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the edge of a sacred region, a lone hero arrives astride a subdued demon; local sages/guardians pause and question him, hands raised in inquiry, with the landscape hinting at hidden paths and shrines.
FAQs
Sacred narratives often pivot from place-glory to ethical inquiry—identity, purpose, and dharma must be stated plainly.
No single tīrtha is praised in this verse; it transitions from route-description to a character encounter.
None; it is a narrative question within the māhātmya framework.