Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अथोवाच मुनीन्सर्वान्विश्रांतान्पद्मयोनिजः । कुतो यूयं समायाताः सांप्रतं केन हेतुना
athovāca munīnsarvānviśrāṃtānpadmayonijaḥ | kuto yūyaṃ samāyātāḥ sāṃprataṃ kena hetunā
तब पद्मयोनि ब्रह्मा ने सब विश्रान्त मुनियों को देखकर कहा— “तुम लोग अभी कहाँ से आए हो और किस कारण से आए हो?”
Brahmā (Padmayonija)
Tirtha: Camatkārapura (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembled sages (munis)
Scene: Brahmā (Padmayonija) addresses a seated circle of travel-worn sages who have rested; the moment is quiet, anticipatory, with the sense that a marvel-story is about to begin.
FAQs
Divine dialogue begins with inquiry: sincere purpose and clear intent are foundational when seeking boons or guidance.
The setting is Brahmaloka; this verse does not identify a terrestrial tīrtha.
None in this verse; it initiates the petition by Brahmā’s question regarding cause and origin.