Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
कुतः प्राप्तोऽसि विप्रेंद्र प्रस्थितः क्व च सांप्रतम् । केन कार्येण चेद्गुह्यं न तेऽस्ति वद सांप्रतम्
kutaḥ prāpto'si vipreṃdra prasthitaḥ kva ca sāṃpratam | kena kāryeṇa cedguhyaṃ na te'sti vada sāṃpratam
„O Bester unter den Brahmanen, woher bist du gekommen, und wohin brichst du jetzt auf? Und zu welchem Zweck? Wenn es dir nicht geheim ist, so sage es mir sogleich.“
Indra (Śakra)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Indra, after honoring Nārada, asks three formal questions—origin, destination, and purpose—requesting disclosure if not secret; Nārada listens poised to respond.
FAQs
Respectful inquiry and openness to guidance from sages is portrayed as a dharmic virtue, even among the gods.
Not named here; the verse prepares for a tīrtha-yātrā explanation in the next response.
None directly; it follows the hospitality act of arghya and moves into dialogue.