Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अथापरोऽस्ति तन्नामा तत्र विप्रो वयोऽन्वितः । सोऽपि च ब्राह्मणः श्रेष्ठः सर्वविद्यासु पारगः
athāparo'sti tannāmā tatra vipro vayo'nvitaḥ | so'pi ca brāhmaṇaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvavidyāsu pāragaḥ
Now, there was another brāhmaṇa there, bearing the same name, advanced in years; he too was an excellent brāhmaṇa, well-versed in every branch of knowledge.
Sūta (deduced from narrative context; explicit speaker appears at 8 as “Sūta uvāca”)
Tirtha: Madhurā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis
Scene: Two Brahmins named Gokarṇa: one younger, one elder; both scholarly, seated in parallel postures with manuscripts—visual symmetry hinting at impending divergence or comparison.
FAQs
The Purāṇas often set up moral causality through narrative detail: even similar names and status can lead to karmic consequences, highlighting the need for discernment.
Madhurā remains the sacred backdrop, emphasizing its learned Brahmin community.
None; this verse introduces a second, elder Brahmin of the same name to prepare for the ensuing episode.
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