Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45
इत्याश्चर्ययुतैर्हृष्टैः प्रशंसद्भिः परस्परम् । पृष्टोऽमात्यजनेनासावात्मानं प्राह तत्त्वतः
ityāścaryayutairhṛṣṭaiḥ praśaṃsadbhiḥ parasparam | pṛṣṭo'mātyajanenāsāvātmānaṃ prāha tattvataḥ
इस प्रकार आश्चर्य और हर्ष से परिपूर्ण, परस्पर प्रशंसा करते हुए मंत्रियों ने उससे प्रश्न किया; तब उसने अपने विषय का सत्य तत्त्वतः उन्हें कह सुनाया।
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Scene: A courtly assembly: ministers, faces bright with astonishment, clustered around a radiant figure who begins to narrate his true identity; gestures of mutual praise and attentive listening.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through truthful speech; wonder should culminate in inquiry and right understanding.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; the focus is on inquiry and truthful disclosure.