Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
ऋषय ऊचुः । कस्मात्सरस्वती शप्ता विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । महानद्या कोऽपराधस्तया तस्य विनिर्मितः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | kasmātsarasvatī śaptā viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā | mahānadyā ko'parādhastayā tasya vinirmitaḥ
Les sages dirent : Pourquoi Sarasvatī fut-elle maudite par le sage Viśvāmitra ? Quelle offense ce grand fleuve commit-il envers lui ?
Ṛṣis (sages)
Tirtha: Sarasvatī (curse episode locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta (as respondent in the next verse)
Scene: A circle of sages seated on kuśa grass near a riverbank, hands folded, asking about Sarasvatī’s curse; the river is subtly personified as a luminous feminine presence in the background.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through inquiry—sages seek causes, responsibility, and moral order behind extraordinary events.
Sarasvatī as a great sacred river, discussed within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.
None; it is a question prompting the explanatory narrative.