Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
त्वया शंका न कर्तव्या सुतस्यास्य कृते द्विज । अज्ञानादेव ते जातो दैवयोगेन बालकः
tvayā śaṃkā na kartavyā sutasyāsya kṛte dvija | ajñānādeva te jāto daivayogena bālakaḥ
«Ô brāhmaṇa, ne nourris aucun doute au sujet de cet enfant comme étant ton fils. C’est bien par ignorance, et par la conjonction du destin, que ce garçon t’est né.»
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: (contextual) audience/śaunaka-like sages (typical frame)
Scene: A worried brāhmaṇa stands with folded hands, a child nearby; a divine or sage-like figure speaks gently, dispelling suspicion; the setting hints at a sacred grove or tīrtha-bank without specifying landmarks.
FAQs
One should move from doubt to dharmic acceptance; fate and ignorance can entangle lives, but responsibility and righteousness restore order.
The verse belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya cycle within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
None directly; it is doctrinal reassurance about destiny, birth, and rightful acceptance.