Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
राजोवाच । अथासौ वामनो विप्रः प्रविष्टो गहने वने । एकाकी किं चकाराथ कौतुकं तद्वदस्व मे
rājovāca | athāsau vāmano vipraḥ praviṣṭo gahane vane | ekākī kiṃ cakārātha kautukaṃ tadvadasva me
Le Roi dit : « Alors ce brāhmane nain, Vāmana, entra dans une forêt profonde. Seul, qu’y fit-il donc ? Raconte-moi cette chose merveilleuse. »
Rājā (the King)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sārasvata (to respond)
Scene: A king respectfully questions the sage about a dwarf brāhmaṇa who has entered a dense, shadowed forest alone; the mood is expectant and wondrous.
FAQs
It marks a dharma-narrative pivot: sincere inquiry (śraddhā-filled questioning) opens the next teaching about sacred deeds and their fruits.
The ongoing context remains Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a narrative question.
None; it introduces the next episode by the king’s inquiry.