Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
ब्रह्मोवाच । कस्माद्वत्स चिराद्दृष्टः कुतः प्राप्तोऽधुना भवान् । क्व भ्रांतस्त्वं समाचक्ष्व ब्रूहि वत्सात्र कारणम्
brahmovāca | kasmādvatsa cirāddṛṣṭaḥ kutaḥ prāpto'dhunā bhavān | kva bhrāṃtastvaṃ samācakṣva brūhi vatsātra kāraṇam
Brahmā dit : Mon enfant, pourquoi te vois-je après si longtemps ? D’où viens-tu à présent ? Où as-tu erré ? Dis-le-moi, bien-aimé—énonce ici la raison.
Brahmā
Listener: Nārada
Scene: Brahmā seated on a lotus-throne in Brahmaloka, addressing Nārada who has just arrived; a calm celestial assembly, with subtle urgency in the sage’s posture.
FAQs
Sacred instruction unfolds through compassionate inquiry; divine dialogue becomes the channel for revealing tīrtha greatness and dharma.
None directly in this verse; it begins the Brahmā–Nārada exchange that will contextualize Puṣkara.
None; it is a narrative prompt inviting explanation.