Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
वामनेन च रामेण राघवेण च किं कृतम् । बुद्धरूपेण किं वापि कल्किना किं कृतं वद
vāmanena ca rāmeṇa rāghaveṇa ca kiṃ kṛtam | buddharūpeṇa kiṃ vāpi kalkinā kiṃ kṛtaṃ vada
What was done as Vāmana, and as Rāma—Rāghava? And what indeed was accomplished in the form of Buddha, and what did Kalki do? Please tell.
Yudhiṣṭhira
Listener: The brāhmaṇa-sage
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira continues his respectful questioning, enumerating avatāras; the sage listens poised to narrate, suggesting an unfolding kathā session.
FAQs
Remembering and understanding avatāras is treated as dharmic education that strengthens devotion and moral clarity.
Not specified in this verse; the broader passage is embedded in the Jayavārāha/Narmadā tīrtha context.
None; it requests narration of avatāra deeds.