Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुनःपुनर्वै विबुधैः समानं यद्वृत्तमासी त्किमपि प्रधानम् । कार्यं हि तत्सर्वमनुक्रमेण विज्ञातुमिच्छामि कुतूहलेन
punaḥpunarvai vibudhaiḥ samānaṃ yadvṛttamāsī tkimapi pradhānam | kāryaṃ hi tatsarvamanukrameṇa vijñātumicchāmi kutūhalena
«Et quel fut ce point essentiel qui se produisit maintes fois de concert avec les dieux ? Par curiosité, je souhaite connaître toute l’affaire dans l’ordre convenable.»
Devī (Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara (Śiva)
Scene: Devī leans slightly forward in attentive inquiry, hands poised in a questioning gesture; Īśvara remains composed, ready to narrate. The scene emphasizes intellectual devotion—curiosity refined into sacred listening.
FAQs
Sacred history is to be understood in sequence and context; inquiry (jijñāsā) is valued when directed toward dharma.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the narrative frame; this verse functions as a transition into the detailed account.
None; it is a request for anukrama (ordered exposition).