Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
हिमवानुवाच । कथं तेन प्रमाणेन सञ्जातो विवरो महान् । अभूत्कौतूहलं तेन सर्वं विस्तरतो वद
himavānuvāca | kathaṃ tena pramāṇena sañjāto vivaro mahān | abhūtkautūhalaṃ tena sarvaṃ vistarato vada
Himavān bersabda: “Bagaimana jurang besar itu terjadi menurut ukuran itu? Karena hal itu timbul rasa ingin tahuku—jelaskan semuanya dengan rinci.”
Himavān
Tirtha: Arbuda (Arbudācala)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vasiṣṭha
Scene: Himavān, majestic and calm, asks Vasiṣṭha how the vast chasm formed; the composition emphasizes the act of questioning—hands folded or gesturing—against the looming mountain fissure.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry (jijñāsā) is presented as the doorway to understanding sacred origins and dharmic meaning.
This verse functions as a narrative prompt; the specific Arbuda/Prabhāsa sacred context is developed in the surrounding passage rather than named here.
None in this verse; it is a request for detailed explanation.