Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 31
व्यास उवाच । भगवन्ब्रूहि तत्त्वज्ञ स्वर्णवृष्टिरभूत्कथम् । कुबेरस्य कथं भीतिरुत्पन्ना रघुभूपतेः
vyāsa uvāca | bhagavanbrūhi tattvajña svarṇavṛṣṭirabhūtkatham | kuberasya kathaṃ bhītirutpannā raghubhūpateḥ
Dijo Vyāsa: Oh venerable, conocedor de la verdad, dime: ¿cómo ocurrió la lluvia de oro? ¿Y cómo nació el temor en Kubera a causa del rey de la estirpe de Raghu?
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya (revered tattva-jña speaker)
Scene: Vyāsa, seated with matted locks and manuscript/rosary, respectfully questions Agastya (or the revered speaker) about the gold-shower and Kubera’s fear; the background hints at Ayodhyā’s sacred landscape.
FAQs
Inquiry into sacred history is itself a dharmic act; understanding ‘how’ deepens reverence for tīrtha-māhātmya.
The Ayodhyā-region site associated with Kubera’s ‘rain of gold’ (introduced in the prior verse).
None; this is a narrative transition where Vyāsa requests the detailed account.