Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
अहं हि मानुषो भूत्वा ह्यज्ञानेन समावृतः । संभविष्याम्ययोध्यायं गृहे दशरथस्य च । ब्रह्मविद्यासहायोस्मि भवतां कार्यसिद्धये
ahaṃ hi mānuṣo bhūtvā hyajñānena samāvṛtaḥ | saṃbhaviṣyāmyayodhyāyaṃ gṛhe daśarathasya ca | brahmavidyāsahāyosmi bhavatāṃ kāryasiddhaye
“Moi, certes, je deviendrai humain et, (dans le jeu divin), je serai voilé par l’ignorance. Je naîtrai à Ayodhyā, dans la maison de Daśaratha. Avec Brahmavidyā pour soutien, j’accomplirai votre dessein.”
Vāsudeva
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages/pilgrims
Scene: A radiant deity announces a human birth in Ayodhyā, naming Daśaratha’s house; beside him stands personified Brahmavidyā as luminous wisdom.
FAQs
The Lord may accept human limitations outwardly, yet remains the guiding power for restoring dharma.
Ayodhyā is explicitly named as the incarnation setting; the broader narration remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa.
None; it announces the avatāra and its purpose.