Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19
चिरायुरसि जानीषे यदीन्द्रद्युम्नभूपतिम् । तद्ब्रूहि तेन ज्ञानेन कार्यं जीवामहे वयम्
cirāyurasi jānīṣe yadīndradyumnabhūpatim | tadbrūhi tena jñānena kāryaṃ jīvāmahe vayam
汝は長命の者。もし王インドラデュムナを知るなら、どうか告げよ。その知によって我らの務めは果たされ、我らは生き永らえる。
Unspecified (a king addressing the long-lived owl)
Tirtha: Kailāsa (contextual)
Type: peak
Scene: A brāhmaṇa addresses the venerable bird: ‘You are long-lived—do you know King Indradyumna?’ The speaker’s hands are folded, eyes earnest; the mountain air feels tense with hope.
FAQs
True support in crisis is sought through truthful knowledge and guidance from the wise and long-experienced.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues a narrative inquiry within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.
None in this verse; it is a request for information.