Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियाज्जातं जानन्नपि पितामह । ऋचीकस्य च दाक्षिण्यात्तथा त्वं वदसि प्रभो
brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyājjātaṃ jānannapi pitāmaha | ṛcīkasya ca dākṣiṇyāttathā tvaṃ vadasi prabho
Wahai Pitāmaha (Brahmā), meski Engkau mengetahui bahwa seorang brāhmaṇa lahir dari garis kṣatriya, namun demi kemurahan Ṛcīka Engkau berkata demikian, wahai Prabhu.
Vasiṣṭha (addressing Brahmā), inferred from immediate context
Scene: Vasiṣṭha addresses Brahmā (‘Pitāmaha’) with pointed clarity; Ṛcīka’s presence is implied as the cause of Brahmā’s favorable stance; sages watch the exchange.
FAQs
The verse reflects a tension between birth-lineage and spiritual qualification, showing how Purāṇic narratives stage debates on authority and dharma.
Not specified in this line; it belongs to the lead-in narrative before the description of the Anarta region’s tīrthas.
None; it is a doctrinal objection within the story.
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