Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40
ते तां दृष्ट्वा समायातां भट्टिंकां तां द्विजोद्भवाम् । विस्मयेन समायुक्ताः पप्रच्छुस्तदनंत रम्
te tāṃ dṛṣṭvā samāyātāṃ bhaṭṭiṃkāṃ tāṃ dvijodbhavām | vismayena samāyuktāḥ papracchustadanaṃta ram
Voyant Bhaṭṭiṃkā, femme née dans une lignée de brāhmaṇas, venue en ce lieu, ils furent saisis d’émerveillement et l’interrogèrent aussitôt.
Sūta (narrator)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame implied)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas, astonished, turns toward Bhaṭṭiṃkā; she stands composed, modest, near the temple, as they begin to question her.
FAQs
Wonder and inquiry are portrayed as gateways to sacred knowledge—questions at a tīrtha lead to revelation of dharma and grace.
Kedāra remains the setting where the devotees gather and seek understanding.
None; the verse sets up a question-and-answer narrative at the pilgrimage site.