Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
ब्रह्मा चापि विगर्विष्ठ उवाचेदं वचस्तदा । भोभो देवाः शृणुध्वं कस्त्रयाणां कारणं महत्
brahmā cāpi vigarviṣṭha uvācedaṃ vacastadā | bhobho devāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ kastrayāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ mahat
Alors Brahmā aussi — le cœur empli d’orgueil — prononça ces paroles : «Ô Devas, écoutez : qui est la grande cause des trois (mondes) ?»
Brahmā
Listener: Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)
Scene: Brahmā, slightly stern and self-assured, addresses the gathered devas with an authoritative gesture, posing the grand question of the cause of the triad; the assembly reacts with attentive tension.
FAQs
Pride even in exalted beings becomes the doorway to deeper revelation; inquiry into the ultimate cause leads toward truth.
No specific site is named; the Dharmāraṇya section’s greatness is carried by its profound theological dialogues.
None; it is a doctrinal question initiating a narrative episode.