Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 14
अथ तस्य समालोक्य तादृशं तद्विचेष्टितम् । पृष्टः स कौतुकाविष्टैः पितृमातृसुतादिभिः
atha tasya samālokya tādṛśaṃ tadviceṣṭitam | pṛṣṭaḥ sa kautukāviṣṭaiḥ pitṛmātṛsutādibhiḥ
Dann, als man sein Verhalten dieser Art sah, wurde er von Vater, Mutter, Söhnen und anderen, die von Neugier erfüllt waren, befragt.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; likely Skanda)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A household group—father, mother, sons, relatives—gathers around the protagonist after witnessing his rites; their faces show curiosity and mild astonishment; the setting hints at a sacred locale.
FAQs
Dharmic acts often invite inquiry; Purāṇic narratives use such questioning to reveal deeper reasons behind righteous conduct.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as narrative transition within the broader Māhātmya.
No new prescription—this verse introduces dialogue about the already-performed pretakārya.