Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
सा प्रणम्य सभामध्ये पर्यपृच्छत्सविस्मया । ब्रह्मन्नेषोर्भको नीतो मया भिक्षोर्गिरा गृहम्
sā praṇamya sabhāmadhye paryapṛcchatsavismayā | brahmanneṣorbhako nīto mayā bhikṣorgirā gṛham
वह सभा के मध्य प्रणाम करके विस्मय से पूछने लगी—“हे ब्राह्मण! इस बालक को एक भिक्षुक के कहने पर मैं घर ले आई थी।”
Dvijāṃganā (the brāhmaṇa lady, wife in Śāṇḍilya’s household/context)
Scene: In the middle of an assembly, the brāhmaṇa lady bows respectfully and asks the sage, astonished, explaining she brought the child home at a mendicant’s word.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry before the wise is a dharmic way to understand unusual events and hidden causes.
None; the verse situates the discussion in an assembly, not a tīrtha description.
None; it narrates an event prompted by a mendicant’s request.