Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
सोऽपि गत्वाऽथ पप्रच्छ प्रगत्वा पितरं निजम् । शृणु तात वचोऽस्माकं ततः प्रत्युत्तरं कुरु
so'pi gatvā'tha papraccha pragatvā pitaraṃ nijam | śṛṇu tāta vaco'smākaṃ tataḥ pratyuttaraṃ kuru
គាត់ក៏បានទៅ ហើយចូលទៅជិតឪពុករបស់ខ្លួន រួចសួរថា៖ «ឪពុកអើយ សូមស្តាប់ពាក្យរបស់ខ្ញុំសិន ហើយបន្ទាប់មកសូមឆ្លើយតប»។
Son (addressing his father; narrative dialogue)
Scene: Inside a modest home, the son stands with folded hands before his seated father; the father’s posture is calm, attentive; the moment is charged with moral seriousness.
FAQs
Dharma is clarified through humble inquiry—one should ask elders directly and seek a truthful answer.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.
None; the verse emphasizes ethical inquiry rather than a ritual act.
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