Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 130
पृष्टश्च विस्मयात्तेन दृष्ट्वा रूपं तथाविधम् । कुतस्त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तः क्व यास्यसि च भिक्षुक
pṛṣṭaśca vismayāttena dṛṣṭvā rūpaṃ tathāvidham | kutastvamiha samprāptaḥ kva yāsyasi ca bhikṣuka
Erstaunt über eine solche Gestalt fragte er: „Woher bist du hierher gekommen, und wohin gehst du, o Bettelmönch?“
Narrator (Sūta) reporting the mahātmā’s speech (deduced)
Scene: A traveler, astonished, stands before a radiant-looking mendicant; the setting suggests a sacred landscape—trees, a waterbody/ghāṭa, and distant shrine silhouettes—capturing the moment of respectful questioning.
FAQs
Dharma begins with inquiry—asking respectfully, seeking clarity about a visitor’s purpose before acting.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a narrative question addressed to a bhikṣuka.