Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
ततस्ते पुरतो दृष्ट्वा शुकं श्रांता दिवौकसः । पप्रच्छुः श्रद्धया वह्निर्यदि दृष्टः प्रकथ्यताम्
tataste purato dṛṣṭvā śukaṃ śrāṃtā divaukasaḥ | papracchuḥ śraddhayā vahniryadi dṛṣṭaḥ prakathyatām
そのとき疲れ果てた天界の住人たちは、目の前にシュカを見て、信敬をもって問うた。「もしアグニを見たなら、どうか我らに告げよ。」
Pulastya (narrator); direct speech by the Devas
Listener: Frame-audience within Skanda Purāṇa narration
Scene: Tired devas pause; before them stands Śuka, serene and luminous; the devas fold hands and ask about Agni’s whereabouts.
FAQs
Reverent inquiry (śraddhā-yukta praśna) is a dharmic way to seek truth and guidance.
The broader glorification is of the Arbuda sacred landscape where Agni’s hiding-place will be discovered.
None directly; the verse emphasizes śraddhā (faithful reverence) as the proper attitude.