Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः पूर्वापरविरोधे नवाक्यमेतन्महामते । कथमस्ति कथं नास्ति तस्मात्त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि । विस्मयोऽयं महाञ्जातः सर्वेषां च द्विजन्मनाम्
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ pūrvāparavirodhe navākyametanmahāmate | kathamasti kathaṃ nāsti tasmāttvaṃ vaktumarhasi | vismayo'yaṃ mahāñjātaḥ sarveṣāṃ ca dvijanmanām
Die Brāhmaṇas sprachen: „O Großgesinnter, diese Aussage ist neu und scheint dem Vorhergehenden und Nachfolgenden zu widersprechen. Wie kann es sein, und wie kann es nicht sein? Darum sollst du es erklären. Großes Erstaunen ist bei allen Zweimalgeborenen entstanden.“
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: Brāhmaṇa assembly; addressed speaker is ‘mahāmati’
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas rises or gestures in unison, questioning a speaker; faces show surprise and insistence on consistency; manuscripts and ritual implements nearby.
FAQs
Dharma is to be understood through careful inquiry; apparent contradictions invite clarification rather than rejection.
No site is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal question within a tīrtha-mahātmya chapter.
None directly; it requests explanation of the stated purification principle.