Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
किं ते द्विज बालप्रश्नैरमीभिः स्वल्पकैरपि । अस्माकं यन्निहीनं त्वं मन्यसे स ब्रवीत्वमून्
kiṃ te dvija bālapraśnairamībhiḥ svalpakairapi | asmākaṃ yannihīnaṃ tvaṃ manyase sa bravītvamūn
O brāhmaṇa, what use are these childish questions, even if they seem small? If you think there is any deficiency in us, then tell us plainly what it is.
Munis (the sages) addressing the narrator/questioner
Listener: The brāhmaṇa questioner
Scene: An elder sage, slightly stern, questions the sincerity of the inquirer, calling the questions childish; the inquirer remains poised, ready to clarify.
FAQs
A seeker should ask maturely, yet teachers may invite frank speech so truth can be clarified without pride.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it concerns the manner of inquiry and response.